Social Sciences and Education

Is this sudden overnight metamorphosis; from, yesterdays man with all his ambitions, personal bias and with personal greed and aggrandizement...to a today’s man dispassionate, honest, selfless, unbiased, unruffled by past fads and past likes and d...

Himu: The Hindu 'Hero' of Medieval India offers a comprehensive exploration of Hemchandra Vikramaditya, a remarkable figure who rose from humble beginnings as a tradesman in Rewari. This captivating historical account delves into Himu’s pivotal ro...

“It costs nothing to ask wise advice from a good friend.” The Richest Man in Babylon, a timeless classic in personal finance, offers practical wisdom for achieving wealth and financial success through simple, yet profound lessons. Set in the ancie...

The complex socio-political and economic structure of life on the Indian subcontinent has been confused by centuries of accretion in overlapping terminology. It has been further distorted by persistent Western attempts to reduce it to Western fram...

This book provides a comprehensive account of the Leftist movements in India during the most decisive phase of its struggle for freedom. It also describes how the Leftist movements interacted with the mainstream Indian freedom movement led by the ...

प्रस्तुत पुस्तक में ब्रिटिश कालीन भारत में किए गये संवैधानिक विकास अर्थात रेग्यूलेटिंग ऐक्ट से लेकर भारतीय गणतंत्र के संविधान तक के क्रमिक इतिहास (1773 ई. से 1950 ई.) की समीक्षा करते हुए, विवेच्य सामग्री को तथ्यपूरक ढंग से प्रस्तुत करने का प्रयास ...

“Half of happiness is the recognition that we are happy; and half of misery is the forgetting how many causes of happiness we have.” For many, the quest for happiness is a never-ending journey. The Pursuit of Happiness by Daniel G. Brinton trans...

About the Book Social Scientist completed forty years of publication in the year 2012. To mark this occasion, it is planned to bring out a number of volumes containing articles on specific themes from past issues of the journal. The present book i...

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In simple prose Merleau-Ponty touches on his principle themes. He speaks about the body and the world, the coexistence of space and things, the unfortunate optimism of science – and also the insidious stickiness of honey, and the mystery of anger....

Jung's discovery of the 'collective unconscious', a psychic inheritance common to all humankind, transformed the understanding of the self and the way we interpret the world. In On the Nature of the Psyche Jung describes this remarkable theory in ...

The revised edition with a new Afterword of the history of non-Brahmin assertion to Brahmin hegemony in the old Madras Presidency argues that this complex and layered past has to be critically re-claimed for our times. As an analytical study of th...

In this classic account of madness, Michel Foucault shows once and for all why he is one of the most distinguished European philosophers since the end of World War II. Madness and Civilization, Foucault's first book and his finest accomplishment, ...

This book offers a comprehensive commentary on the many facets of environmental politics of the present times. Looking towards the future, it questions whether environmental politics will be comfortably accommodated by mainstream politics, or whet...

What fascinates us about intelligence? How does intelligence impact our daily lives? Why do we sometimes fear intelligence? Human intelligence is a vital resource, yet the study of it is pervaded by neglect and misconceptions. The Psychology of I...

The relationship between M.K. Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar has been analyzed by most commentators and critics based on the political thought and ways of working of these two great men of India and how they dealt with the issues that arose in their tim...

The Ancient History of India (Vedic Period): A New Interpretation is a unique study that attempts to build a history of pre-Buddhistic India based on the Vedas and the allied texts. Scattered in the Vedic texts are allusions to a large number of p...

History of the Freedom Movement (1857 to 1947) studies different phases of the history of freedom struggle of India. The book records the important events of the freedom struggle chronologically from 1857 to 1947. It covers the entire freedom stru...

Widely acknowledged to be one of Freud's greatest cultural works, when Totem and Taboo was first published in 1913, it caused outrage. Thorough and thought-provoking, Totem and Taboo remains the fullest exploration of Freud's most famous themes. F...

That a diverse country like India has succeeded for over half a century as a thriving democracy raises many questions about the relationship between cultural diversity and social and economic inequality; the robustness of some institutions and the...

An indispensable companion to grasp the fundamentals of Indian Constitution, maintenance of professional ethics and the idea of human rights. Written by closely following the syllabus recommended by UGC and various technical universities, this bo...

Religion has been, and is, an important element in Indian society and history. It is, however, rare for the subject to be discussed with the necessary degree of detachment. This volume was, therefore, planned with the object of providing a collect...

What is fascism? Is it revolutionary? Or is it reactionary? Can it be both? Fascism is notoriously hard to define. How do we make sense of an ideology that appeals to streetfighters and intellectuals alike? That is overtly macho in style, yet attr...

The story of how psychoanalysis was used in the war against Nazi Germany - in the crucial quest to understand the Nazi mind. Daniel Pick brings both the skills of the historian and the trained psychoanalyst to weave together the story of clinical...

In this remarkable book Michel Foucault, one of the most influential thinkers of recent times, calls us to look critically at specific historical events in order to uncover new layers of significance. In doing so, he challenges our assumptions not...

This book is based on the doctoral dissertation of the author. After analysing all the important theories of justice, the author erects his own on their grave. This work is a document of a humanistic sense of justice which leans more towards the i...

A cornerstone of Sartre’s philosophy, The Imaginary was first published in 1940. Sartre had become acquainted with the philosophy of Edmund Husserl in Berlin and was fascinated by his idea of the 'intentionality of consciousness' as a key to the p...

What do some of the world’s leading brands within design, technology and business industries have in common? They adapt and use the design thinking approach to address the challenges and steer the innovation process. While Silicon Valley experts...

“All knowledge, however, is the work of centuries and missing links in the chain of development are irreplaceable.” Originally published in 1914, Economic Doctrine and Method by Joseph A. Schumpeter delves into the core principles of economic the...

“Nothing once begun should be abandoned unless it is proved to be morally wrong.” The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the intimate memoir of Mahatma Gandhi, a towering figure in the history of nonviolent resistance and social justice. Origin...

"[The] best book on famine available--important theoretical perspective, good case-study material. "--Barbara D. Miller, Cornell University "Embodies the best tradition of social science....Empirical and rational, yet neither virtue is pushed to t...

Alexander the Great unveils the life of one of history's most enigmatic figures, a warrior and a ruler of passionate ambition, Alexander III of Macedon. He had excelled as a leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities and stamped the face of Gr...

Dr. Ambedkar played a seminal role in the framing of the Indian Constitution, and is therefore called the architect of the Indian Constitution. The text prepared by Ambedkar provided for a wide range of civil liberties for individual citizens, inc...

यह पुस्तक भारतीय संविधन के निर्माण की उस पृष्ठभूमि में लिखी गई है, जब भारतीय स्वाधीनता संग्राम का पावन यज्ञ समाप्त ही हुआ था तथा नव स्वतंत्रा भारत अपने पैरों पर खड़े होने की कोशिश कर रहा था। ऐसे समय में संविधन तैयार करते हुए हमारे नियंताओं को किस प...

This book is for anyone who has ever wondered how a child develops language, thought, and knowledge. Before this classic appeared, little was known of the way children think. In 1923, however, Jean Piaget, the most important developmental psycholo...

Set against the backdrop of Napoleon's conquest and the French invasion of Russia, War and Peace is one of the best-known historical works, written over the course of six years and translated into numerous languages. It delves into the complexitie...

About the Book No one wants to live in poverty. Few people would want others to do so. Yet, we find ourselves in a situation where millions of people worldwide live in poverty. According to the World Bank in 2010, 1.2 billion people lived below th...

About the Book This Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented, both in Africa and beyond. The author illustrates important aspects of Africa's history with a range of fasc...

The story of anti-colonial nationalism in India as told in mainstream literary and historical writings presents privileged caste Hindus as heroes and founders. Dalits have mostly been viewed as passive subjects. This book inverts the dominant nati...

Research Methodology: A Step by Step Guide for Beginners has been written specifically for those with no previous experience of research or research methodology. An essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the social scienc...

The book presents an extensive treatment of the nature, scope and significance of public policies, their implementation and policy analysis. This refreshing new textbook covers the basic and introductory aspects of public policy along with the ne...

The book exhaustively deals with the general belief that RSS and BJP—are against Muslims and Christians; want to set up Hindu Rashtra; propagate Hindutva; want to change the Constitution; are not in favour of tri-colour National Flag; are responsi...

Following the publication of the seminal Fear of Freedom, Erich Fromm applied his unique vision to a critique of contemporary capitalism in The Sane Society. Where the former dealt with man's historic inability to come to terms with his sense of i...

“The most valuable of all capital is that invested in human beings” Principles of Economicsby Alfred Marshal is a foundational text that continues to shape our understanding of economic theory. First published in 1890, Marshall's magnum opus revo...

Key Features New! Emphasis on inquiry through assessment: Based on recent research on designs for teaching and learning, the role of teacher inquiry and how it is supported through formative assessment practices is addressed. Formative assessment'...

The Road to Serfdom remains one of the all-time classics of twentieth-century intellectual thought. For over half a century, it has inspired politicians and thinkers around the world, and has had a crucial impact on our political and cultural hist...

A charismatic and controversial figure, Lacan is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century and his work has revolutionized linguistics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural and media studies. He gained his reputation as a...

About the Book There can be no dispute that the judges of the high courts and the Supreme Court of India wield tremendous powers. However, power comes with a price which bestows huge responsibility and calls for strict adherence to dos and don'ts....

Gramsci?s theory of common sense is a metanarrative that can be used to explain both religion and political formations. This book examines Gramsci?s perspective and how his theories translate into South Asian society. It explores Gramsci?s histori...

About the Book A freedom fighter's telling account of the exploitation of India by the East India Company. In 1929, Pandit Sunderlal's original work in four volumes, Bharat Mein Angrezi Raj, was banned by the British because of its fearless criti...

The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and sheer complexity that the period covers. From ...

Psychology influences the way we think about everything, from education and intelligence to relationships and advertising. This updated Very Short Introduction by Gillian Butler and Freda McManus provides an exploration of the leadings ideas and t...

THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION (OIP): Cornerstone of A Nation (Classic Reissue)

This multi-authored textbook helps to critically understand the major concepts, theories and issues of international politics in a constantly changing environment. Designed as a core textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students, this book...

Understanding Media [Paperback] Marshall McLuhan