Choudhury maitreyee (6 risultati)

Hardbound. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Himalayan studies in India geopolitical perspectives/K. Warikoo. 2. The Eastern Himalayas A geo political consideration/T.K. Roy Choudhury. 3. Studies on the Eastern Himalayas its geo politics and geo strategy/A.C. Sinha. 4. Conflicting nations in North East India/Sanjoy K. Roy. 5. Water resources of the Himalaya and its utilization in the Plains/M.K. Bandyopadhyay. 6. Proposal for interlinking Indian rivers role of Brahmaputra and the State of Arunachal/Sunil K. Munsi. 7. Globalisation and its impact on the eastern Himalayan region/Manas Dasgupta. 8. The physical and cultural landscapes of the Buddhist Himalaya a critique/Maitreyee Choudhury. 9. Language and ethnicity in Darjeeling Hills/Swatahsiddha Sarkar. 10. Bhutia women of Sikkim in the religious frame of Buddhism/Swati A. Sachdeva. 11. Christianity in the Himalayan state of Sikkim/Francis A.V. Index. The book introduces the readers to a plethora of subjects that are being dealt with by Indian scholars specialising in Himalayan Studies in the twenty first century. The discourses contained in this book pertain to social scientific investigation on the Himalayas in recent years. Various experts from the disciplines of history geography political science economics and sociology have contributed on a variety of thought provoking issues ranging from geo politics and security aspects insurgency issues globalization and related phenomena environmental resources and problems associated with the distribution of resources and culture in respect of language religion and gender studies. The topics chosen for this edited book are mostly related to the Eastern Himalayas so that the dearth of information on this part of the Himalayas can be lessened. 124 pp.…

Hardbound. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. An outline of the physical geography of Sikkim. 2. The demography of Sikkim. 3. Ethnic diversity in Sikkim Tribes communities and culture. 4. Urbanization in Sikkim. 5. Human development in Sikkim education healthcare and employment. 6. The economic profile of Sikkim. 7. Tourism in Sikkim. 8. Amenities and infrastructure in Sikkim. 9. Quality of life in Sikkim. Select bibliography. Index. This book on Sikkim is authored by a geographer with an eye for new trends in the discipline. The book covers both traditional and modern subjects studied by the physical and human geographers. On the one hand it deals with such traditional topics as physical landscape demography economic profile urbanization etc. and on the other it focuses on modern and post modem developments such as human development tourism amenities and infrastructure and quality of life. The book outlines the physical landscape features such as mountains peaks passes glaciers rivers lakes hotsprings and climate of Sikkim to provide a general idea about the physical geography of the state. It unfolds the cultural landscape of the state through human population trends ethnic diversities and urbanization processes in pre and post merger periods. It deals with human development in terms of education healthcare and employment economic profile tourism development availability of amenities and infrastructure. And lastly it takes stock of the quality of life in Sikkim. The book is a product of research spanning over a decade and belongs to the genre of works that can be comprehended by general readers as well as the students of geography. 146 pp.…

N.A. Condizione: New. ISBN:9788183241960.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. xii, 130p, ills, tables.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. xiii, 123p, tables. Collection of 11 scholarly papers.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. The Mountain Mosaic is intended to portray the contemporaneity of certain issues prevailing in Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalaya. Well-researched, original articles on a variety of issues have been chosen to create a vivid and distinctive mosaic reflecting certain events and eventualities that have influenced the habitat, economy and society in the Himalayas. The book addresses various challenges faced by a fragile Himalayan habitat in the context of migration of workers, everyday struggle of tea plantation workers, changing townscape, community role in disaster management, dynamics of organic farming, evolving tourism practices, social abuse, sustainability of traditional practices, providing incisive information on the trials and tribulations of mountain communities. PROF. MAITREYEE CHOUDHURY (b. 1959) has research and teaching experience on Himalayan Geography for four decades. She did B.A. (Hons.), M.A. and Ph.D in Geography at the University of Calcutta. Prof. Choudhury has been a Visiting Professor at the Department of Geography and Management, Lille University, France (September 2010-November 2010), and ICSSR Visiting Fellow in China (October 2008) and France (September 2006). Besides, she has visited many Foreign Universities including Harvard University and Oxford University in connection with various academic programmes. She has been Chairperson and Member of various Learned Bodies and Committees of the University Grants Commission, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, Sikkim University, University of North Bengal, Geographical Society of India, etc. She has four books and numerous research articles to her credit. At present she teaches at the Centre for Himalayan Studies, University of North Bengal.…