{"product_id":"research-methodology-in-behavioural-sciences-9788120348080","title":"Research Methodology In Behavioural Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mangal S. K. | Mangal Shubhra\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: PHI Learning Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian Writing in English has proliferated over the last few decades and has made a huge impact on English readers. Not only do the works of Indian authors writing in English find a place on the best-seller list, they are also receiving critical acclaim across the world. Starting from Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand to V.S. Naipaul, Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth and Amitav Ghosh, we have an array of writers adorning the literary horizon. All these writers have considerable following in the English speaking countries, and Amitav Ghosh certainly occupies an important place among them, and is much acclaimed for his literary style and content.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One of the most prolific postcolonial writers writing today, Amitav Ghosh has received many awards: \u003cem\u003eThe Circle of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e winning the Prix Medici Etranger (one of France’s top literary award), \u003cem\u003eThe Shadow Lines \u003c\/em\u003ewinning the Sahitya Akademi Award, and \u003cem\u003eThe Calcutta Chromosome \u003c\/em\u003ebagging the Arthur C. Clarke Award for 1997. His later novels, \u003cem\u003eSea of Poppies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRiver of Smoke \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFlood of Fire \u003c\/em\u003eshowcasehis capacity for epic narration, with each of these texts in the Ibis series, exploring the layered dimensions of identity and cultural form.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book, in its second edition, continues to be an anthology of critical essays, and deals with fictional as well as non-fictional works of Amitav Ghosh. It focuses on Ghosh’s idea and theory of the novel, postcolonial rationality in \u003cem\u003eThe Circle of Reason\u003c\/em\u003e, nationalism in the context of Partition in \u003cem\u003eThe Shadow Lines\u003c\/em\u003e, and the East-West encounter in \u003cem\u003eThe Calcutta Chromosome\u003c\/em\u003e. Besides, it also discusses power structure operating within the narrative of \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Palace\u003c\/em\u003e, and the question of space, identity and cultural difference in \u003cem\u003eThe Hungry Tide\u003c\/em\u003e. Though different from each other, some of the essays take up common themes for discussion and offer new insights into Ghosh’s works. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNew to this Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This edition introduces critical analyses of Ghosh’s three much talked-about books from Ibis Triology:\u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSea of Poppies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiver of Smoke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(2011) and the most recent one \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlood of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (2015). The essays examine the plots of the two novels highlighting the Opium culture being cultivated in India by the colonial powers.\u003cbr\u003e This book is meant for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of English literature. Besides, all those readers who wish to delve deeper into the works of Amitav Ghosh will find reading the text extremely informative, and useful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PHI Learning Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45313815904407,"sku":"9788120348080","price":521.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788120348080.webp?v=1769288400","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/research-methodology-in-behavioural-sciences-9788120348080","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}