“ramachandra guh”

The novel is a work of fiction in the Indian tradition of storytelling and simultaneous philosophical and spiritual inquiry. ... More

Born against a background of privation and civil war, divided along lines of caste, class, language and religion, independent India emerged, somehow, as a united and democratic country. This remarkable book tells the full story-the pain and the struggle, the humiliation and the glories- of the worl... More

Neuroscience can now begin to unlock the key to the self. Our knowledge of the brain has progressed so rapidly that it will change the way we think of ourselves as human beings. It will change our notion of understanding. This is a revolution which will have impact on all our lives. Neuroscientists ... More

Social Ecology brings together a selection of pioneering essays on a subject of increasing interest to sociologists and social anthropologists. With the growing awareness of the causes and consequences of environmental degradation, the once neglected field of social ecology has assumed enormous theo... More

This collection of three of the key studies by one of India's greatest historians and environmentalists offers an extremely well-written and handy presentation of modern-day environmental movements, ideas, and trends, as well as pioneers in the field. Guha provides a new introduction.... More

Ecology and Equity explores a society that is, in ecological terms, the most complex in the world. India’s people range from technocrats to hunter-gatherers and its environments from dense forest to wasteland. This book provides the first analytically sophisticated and empirically grounded stu... More

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