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  • Dependency Theory Revisited

    by B.N. Ghosh ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2001. An important critical study of the theories of dependency both past and present. Since the theories of dependency are based on the Marxian notion of exploitation and backwardness, the book starts with the elaboration of the Marxian theory of development and underdevelopment. The book analyses various concepts and precepts of dependency as well as critically ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • The Nutmeg's Curse

    Parables for a Planet in Crisis

    by Amitav Ghosh ...
    The author of The Great Derangement finds the origins of our climate crisis in Western colonialism's violent exploitation of human life and the environment.A powerful work of history, essay, testimony, and polemic, Amitav Ghosh's new book traces our contemporary planetary crisis back to the discovery of the New World and the sea route to the Indian Ocean. The Nutmeg's Curse argues that the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ghost-Eye

    by Amitav Ghosh ...
    Past and present collide in a novel about a girl who might just be a "case of the reincarnation type."Varsha Gupta wants fish for lunch. Her family is shocked; the three-year-old has never tasted fish in her life. The Guptas are strict vegetarians and don’t allow it inside their Calcutta mansion. But Varsha claims she can remember another life, in a mud house by a river where she caught and cooked ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Sea of Poppies

    Book One of The Ibis Trilogy

    by Amitav Ghosh ...
    Series Book 1 - Ibis
    The first installment in the bestselling Ibis TrilogyAt the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slave ship The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its crew a motley array of sailors, stowaways, and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, the ship boasts a diverse cast of Indians, coolies, and Westerners, from a bankrupt raja to a ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Tidal Hydraulic Engineering

    by S.N. Ghosh ...
    The text on tidal hydraulic engineering includes discussion of: basic characterstics of tides and tidal propagation; hydrographic surveys in tidal rivers; and design considerations for tidal sluice gates for drainage and fish farms in aquaculture. ... Read more

    $129.99 CAD

  • The Glass Palace

    by Amitav Ghosh ...
    Rajkumar is a young orphan helping out in a market stall in the dusty square outside the royal palace in Mandalay, when the British force the Burmese King, Queen and court into exile. Haunted by his vision of the Royal Family and one of their attendants, he travels to the obscure town where they have been exiled, and his family and friends become inexorably linked with theirs.From this humble ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Flood Control and Drainage Engineering

    by S.N. Ghosh ...
    Primarily written as course material on flood control and drainage engineering for advanced students of civil engineering, this new fourth edition is again thoroughly revised. It accommodates recent developments in remote sensing, information technology and GIS technology. New added material deals with flood management due to Tsunami waves, floodin ... Read more

    $157.99 CAD

  • River of Smoke

    by Amitav Ghosh ...
    Series Book 2 - Ibis
    In September 1838, a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of convicts and indentured labourers from Calcutta to Mauritius, is caught up in the whirlwind. When the seas settle, five men have disappeared—two lascars, two convicts, and one of the passengers. Did the same storm upend the fortunes of those aboard the Anahita, an opium carrier heading toward ... Read more

    Was $10.99 CAD Now $8.99 CAD

  • The Great Derangement

    Climate Change and the Unthinkable

    by Amitav Ghosh ...
    Series series Berlin Family Lectures
    A " concise and utterly enlightening" look at why we can't wrap our minds around climate change ( Publishers Weekly).Are we deranged? Award-winning essayist and novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? The Great Derangement examines our inability—at the level of literature, history, and politics—to ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Smoke and Ashes

    Opium's Hidden Histories

    by Amitav Ghosh ...
    Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Foreign Policy, Literary Hub, and The MillionsGhosh unravels the impact of the opium trade on global history and in his own family―the climax of a yearslong project.When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis Trilogy, he was startled to learn how the lives of the nineteenth-century sailors and soldiers he wrote about ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Geospatial Solutions for Ecological Challenges and Sustainability

    Edited by Swagata Ghosh, B. Mahalingam, Vishwanath B. C. ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This contributed volume serves as a comprehensive exploration of how the diverse earth observation data and innovative geospatial tools can unravel the intricate interactions between human society and ecological environment. Human activities are known to have a wide range of impacts on complex ecological systems, and Geospatial Technology can be helpful in evaluating these impacts. To bridge the ... Read more

    $231.99 CAD

  • The Integration of Material, Process and Product Design

    Proceedings of the conference on the 70th birthday of Dr Owen Richmond, Seven Springs, Penns., 19-20 October 1998

    Edited by R. Becker, S. Ghosh, L. Lalli, N. Zabaras ...
    A major thrust and contribution of Dr Owen Richmond's research career has been to integrate Mechanics, Materials, Processing and Design, and hence the title of the proceedings. Six major areas are emphasized in this book: Crystal imperfections; Polycrystals and properties; Constitutive modeling; Plasticity and failure; Metal forming and casting processes; Process and product design. ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD