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Globalisation rules development
studies?
K.B.S. Sidhu
Globalization and Development Studies: Challenges for the 21st
Century,
edited by Frans J. Schuurman. Vistaar Publications. New Delhi.
Pages 212. Rs 275.
THERE
are a number of competing, often conflicting, definitions of
development, a term which has been almost universally
proclaimed to be one of the prime objectives of the
nation-state as well as multi-lateral agencies in the
post-World War II era, especially with reference to the Third
World.
On
Sheikh Mujib
Kanwalpreet
Bangabandhu
edited by Cyriac Maprayil, UK. Reliance Publishing House, New
Delhi. Rs 135
WITH
nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism as the
foundation stones of the 1972 Bangladesh Constitution,
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib inspired millions of his countrymen
to aspire towards these goals.
Understanding
disease helps in tackling it better
Uma Vasudeva
Mediscene
by Dr Dannyl L. Travasso, Minerva Press India. Pages 229. Rs
240.
TO
treat human beings or animals is serious business. It takes
five to eight years for a doctor to become proficient in his
profession. With medical science growing by leaps and bounds,
it may take 10 years for a doctor to specialise in a
particular field of medicine.
A
well-told tale of folly
Himmat Singh Gill
The March Of Folly In Afghanistan 1978-2001
by Jagat S.Mehta. Manohar. Pages 224. Rs 450
AFGHANISTAN
provides the classic example of a country overtaken by the
Cold War rivalry. It is the place where the USA and the
erstwhile Soviet Union played out their personal fears and
fantasies to the hilt.
Autobiography
of a cop committed to human rights
Yogesh Snehi
Tryst with Law Enforcement and Human Rights
by Sankar Sen. APH Publishing, New Delhi. Pages VIII + 384. Rs
595.
THOUGH
the title suggests a treatise on law enforcement and human
rights, the book is, however, an autobiography of Sankar Sen
chronicling 30 years of his life as a police officer. At
present Sen is a senior fellow at the Institute of Social
Sciences.
‘Military
elite’ hold the key to development
Vijay Oberoi
Military Elite and National Development
by Major General P.C. Jerath. New Delhi, K.K. Publishers &
Distributors, 2002. Pages 176. Rs 250.
MAJOR
General Jerath’s book should appeal to all those who believe
that there is a need for rapid development in our country,
especially in the rural areas. A
fair proportion of the book deals with how the fraternity of
retired military personnel can be used to make a radical
difference in the development of the country.
WRITE VIEW
Mind's
journey from temporal to spiritual realm
Randeep Wadehra
The Birth of Being; From Chaos to Cosmos; The Ever-Present
Flower; The Cessation of Mind
— all four titles by Osho. Diamond Pockets Books. Rs 50, Rs
60, Rs 60 and Rs 50 respectively.
SPIRITUALISM
is above logic. Yet, to evolve spiritually, one must chart out
a path — logically. Sounds contradictory? However, the
silver-tongued Osho a.k.a. Acharya Rajneesh is able to
reconcile the irreconcilable.
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