Philosophy of Sikh politics. 2.

Guru Nanak’s ideas of politics. 3.

Retrospect and prospect of Sikh polity. 4.

Guru Nanak’s philosophy of state. 5.

Relation between state and religion: Guru Nanak’s vision. 6.

Institution of Sikh state. 7.

Foundation of the Sikh state. 8.

Concept of justice. 9.

Ethics of war. 10.

The misal organisation. 11.

Transformation of the pacifist Sikh to militant Khalsa. 12.

Emergence of Khalsa as a political institution. 13.

Political nationalism. Bibliography.

Index. "The academic analysis of social and political ideas and institutions of the Sikhs has of late received some attention of the scholars.

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2. Establishment of Soviet Rule in Central Asia.

3. Bolshevik policy towards Muslim.

4. Society in Central Asia under the Soviet.

5. Soviet education.

6. Perestroika.

7. Religion and its revival in Soviet Central Asia.

8. Social conflict.

9. Uzbekistan as a Sovereign republic.

10. Religion.

11. Economic order.

12. Political system.

Conclusion. Bibliography.

Articles. "The present work is the study of social change in socio-cultural life pattern, which took place in the region of Uzbekistan in the period of Soviet Union and after the formation of independent Uzbekistan.

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Electronic and Electromagnetic Properties in Nanometer Scales. 2.

Electron Transport in Semiconductor Quantum Dots. 3.

Electron Energy Modulation with Optical Evanescent Waves. 4.

Interactions of Electrons and Electromagnetic Fields in a Single Molecule. 5.

Theory of Electronic and Atomic Processes in Scanning Probe Microscopy. 6.

Tunneling-Electron Luminescence Microscopy for Multifunctional and Real-Space Characterization of Semiconductor Nanostructures. 7.

Near-Field Optical Spectroscopy of Single Quantum Dots. 8.

Chemical Vapor Deposition of Nanometric Materials by Optical Near-Fields: Toward Nano-Photonic Integration. 9.

Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy. 10.

Correlation between Interface States and Structures Deduced from Atomic-Scale Surface Roughness in Ultrathin SiO2/Si System. 11.

Characterization of Molecular Films by a Scanning Probe Microscope. Index This book reviews the resonant interaction between electromagnetic field/light and electrons/matters in a nanometric volume for the first time to invite the readers to a new field of nano-photonic/electronic science and technology.

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Introduction. 2.

Mobilization of peasants in Bihar: a historical perspective. 3.

Agrarian structure and politics in Bihar. 4.

Mobilization of rural poor in Central Bihar by the CPI (ML) liberation. 5.

Emergence of the Indian people's front in Central Bihar. 6.

Mobilization of rural poor in Central Bihar by other organizations. 7.

Conclusion. Questionnaires.

Bibliography. Index.

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The search for health. 2.

The energy crisis. 3.

The nature of time. 4.

The third way. 5.

The breakdown and the breakthrough. 6.

The spiral movement. 7.

The field of memory. 8.

The habit mechanism. 9.

The mind-brain syndrome. 10.

The state of integration. 11.

The stream of consciousness. 12.

The living tradition. 13.

The hidden variable. 14.

The sources of energy. 15.

The turning point. 16.

The ending of experience. 17.

The union with oneself. 18.

The process of self-integration. 19.

The ground of innocence. 20.

The return of the pilgrim. Select bibliography.

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The retreat of the state: Women and the social sphere: 1. Between women and the state: Mahalla Committees and social welfare in Uzbekistan/Marianne Kamp.

2. Women, marriage, and the nation-state: the rise of nonconsensual bride kidnapping in post-Soviet Kazakhstan/Cynthia Werner.

II. Linking state and society: Culture and language: 3.

Cultural elites in Uzbekistan: ideological production and the state/Laura Adams. 4.

A shrinking reach of the state? Language policy and implementation in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan/Bhavna Dave. III.

The state against itself: Central-regional relations: 5. The limits of centralization: regional challenges in Uzbekistan/Alisher Ilkhamov.

6. Economic "decentralization" in Kazakhstan: causes and consequences/Pauline Jones Luong.

IV. Redefining the state: internal and external forces: 7.

The civic realm in Kyrgyzstan: Soviet economic legacies and activists' expectations/Kelly M. McMann.

8. Beyond the state: transnational actors, NGOs, and environmental protection in Central Asia/Erika Weinthal (less)

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