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A treasure house of exciting and informative quiz questions Do you know what a camelopard is? Can you name the postman in the Asterix comics? Can you say offhand which animal is measured in ‘hands’ rather than feet? Would you be able to reel off the name the first recipient of the Param Vi... More

This book is aimed at giving essential and updated information on the conceptual basis of plant taxonomy to the students of this science. In the first edition the author had discussed biological classification, the evolution of theories of biological classifications and the consequent evolution of ... More

The essays in this volume seek to explore the genre of the short story in India and its relationship with English language and literature. Various aspects of the question are taken up—the impact of colonialism; the way English has shaped (or not) short story writing; why, how and in what contexts ... More

'The summit is near and my legs are heavy with fatigue.' So Lady Yashodabai Joshi told her daughter Manikbai Bhide on her deathbed in 1948. She little realized that the journey she had taken would become a classic Marathi narrative, published by her daughter, her amanuensis, who was prevailed upon t... More

This student-friendly text offers a step-by-step introduction to the use of SPSS--easily the most widely used data analysis computer package in the social sciences. Supported by four datasets taken from the well-known British Social Attitudes Survey on the topics crime, health, politics and poverty,... More