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Lala Murari Lal Chharia Oriental Series

 

1 & 2. Srimad Bhagavatam with the text of Sridhar with Visisitaadvaita and  Dvaita Readings Vol. I Skandhas 1- 7 & Vol. 2 Skandhas 8-12./ Ed.by T.R. Krishnacharya/ ISBN.978-81-920763-0-0/ (SET) Rs.800

 

3. Brihat Jataka of Varaha Mihira. Trans. by N.C.Aiyar. ISBN.978-81-920763-3-1 Rs.500

 

5.  The Twelve Principal Upanisads with Notes from the Commentaries of Sankaracharya and the Gloss/ Trans. into English by E.Roer, E.B.Cowell, Rajendra Lal Mitra./ ISBN.978-81-920763-5-5/ Rs.800

 

6 & 7. The Brahma Vaivarta Purana 2 Vols.- (Brahma and Prakriti Khandas Vol.I.)., (Ganesa and Krishna Janma Khandas. Vol.II) / Trans.into English by Rajendra Nath Sen, 978-81-920763-8-6 (SET) /  Set.Rs.1000

 

9 & 10. The Brihat Samhita of Varaha Mihira 2 Vols.-  Eng.Trans/ N.Chidambaram Iyer.(2 Parts.)ISBN 978-93-81218-17-4(SET)  / Set. Rs 600

 

11. Bhakti Ratnawali with  the Commentary of Vishnu Puri Translated by a Professor of Sanskrit, ISBN.978-93-81218-29-7 / Rs. 300

 

12.  An Introduction to the Yoga Philosophy/ Srisa Chandra Vasu, ISBN.978-93-81218-28-0/ Rs.120

 

13, The Brihat Jatakam of Varaha Mihira.Eng.Trans. by Swami Vijnananda.   ISBN. 978-93-81218-27-3. Rs.500

 

14. The Patanjali"s Yoga Sutras.Trans. Rama Prasada. Delhi,2011. ISBN.978-93-81218-26-6. Rs.400

 

15.   Sri Narada Pancaratram - The Jnanamrita sara Samhita/ Eng.Trans. Swami Vijnananda/     ISBN 978-93-81218-25-9 / Rs.400

 

16-24..Sriman Mahabhartam-A New edition mainly based on the South indian texts with footnotes and readings,Ed. T.R.Krishnacharya & T.R.Vyasacharya. / 9 Vols.Set. ISBN.978-93-81218-39-6 (set). Rs.3000

 

 

25. Lalitaarchana-Chandrika-Hymns to Lalita,form of Tripurasundari,Hindu Deity for Worship and Associated rituals/ Trans.Prof.S.K.Ramachandara Rao. 2nd ed. ISBN.978-93-219-45-7. Rs. 300

 

26. Pratyabhijnahrdayam of Ksemaraja- The Essence of Self-Recognition/ Introduction with practical notes/Dmitri Semenov.ISBN.978-93-81218-47-1. Rs  250

 

27,28,29. Vastu-Silpa Kosha - Encyclopaedia of Hindu Temple Architecture and Vastu/ Prof.S.K.Ramachandra Rao. 3 Vols.set. , 978-93-81218-51-8,(SET).  3 Vols.Set. Rs.2000

 

30. Bhavopanishad  -Text with Translation and Explanation./ S. K. Ramachandra Rao. ISBN.978-93-81218-56-3. Rs.600

 

31. Sri Sukta-Text with Translation and Explanation./ Prof.S.K.Ramachandra Rao.ISBN.978-93-81218-55-6. Rs.200

 

32.  The Teachings of the Odd-Eyed One- A Study and Translation of the Virupaksapancasika, with the Commentary of Vidyacakravartin/ David Peter Lawrence . Rs. 600

 

33. The Advaita Worldview-  God, World, and Humanity/  Anantanand Rambachan. Rs. 400

 

34. Meditation on Lalita Sahsaranama/ Prof.S.K.Ramachandra Rao

 

 

 

 

Divine Books on Perfumery and Cosmetics Series

 

 

 

1. A Comprehensive Treatise on Perfumery- 
A Complete  Detailed  Description  of the Raw  Materials and Apparatus used in the Perfumer's Art/ R S Cristiani/ Rs. 1450, Edition 2012

 

2. A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of  Perfumery:
Illustrated by Twenty-Eight Engravings Dr. C. Deite,/  translated from the German by William T. Brannt,/ Rs. 1450 , Edition 2012

 

3. The Art of Perfumery and  the Methods of Obtaining the Odours of Plants-
The Growth and General Flower Farm System of raising fragrant Herbs with Instructions for the Manufacture of Perfumes, and Cosmetics  etc.with an appendix on preparing artificial Fruit-Essences/ G. W. Septimus Piesse, / Rs. 1450, Edition 2012

 

 

Sri Garib Das Ayurveda Series

 

 

1& 2. Ayurvedic System of Medicine - 2 vols Set/ N.N. Sen

 

3. Ayurvedic Care and Cure of the Digestive System/ Prof. Dr.P.H.Kulkarni. ISBN.978-03-81218-19-8  Rs.300

 

4.Experiments with Drugs of Ayurveda,/Prof. Dr.P.H. Kulkarni   .ISBN 978-93-81218-20-4. Rs.300

 

5.Ayurveda Philosophy and Practice/ Prof. P.H.Kulkarni.,   ISBN.978-93-81218-41-9.  Rs.250

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6.Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage/ John  Douillard/   ISBN. 978-93-81218-40-2.  Rs. 900  *

 

This book features more than 15 massage treatments, each described in step-by-step detail and some synchronized with two therapists for up to two hours in length. It provides the reader with all the tools necessary to begin Ayurvedic treatments as a part of a spa menu or massage therapy program.

Dr. John Douillard is the author of The 3-Season Diet &  Body, Mind, &  Sport, which has sold over 60,000 copies & has been printed in six languages. John received his Ayurvedic training in India and holds a Ph.D. in Ayurvedic medicine. He co-directed Deepak Chopra's Ayurvedic center for eight years and has trained over 2000 Western doctors in Ayurvedic medicine. He has been teaching Ayurvedic medicine, natural health, fitness, and nutrition internationally for seventeen years. Currently he directs the LifeSpa School of Ayurveda and practices Ayurvedic and chiropractic medicine at LifeSpa in Boulder, Colorado.

"With great clarity and precision, Dr. John Douillard has provided a detailed guidebook to the profound system of Ayurvedic massage, bringing this ancient method of yogic healing into practical focus for everyone to use in its many different forms." - Dr. David Frawley

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7. Ayurveda Nidana -The Diagnosis and Pathology. / Prof. P.H.Kulkarni, ISBN.978-93-81218-57-0. Rs.300

 

8. Positive Health in Ayurveda/ S. R. Sudarshan, ISBN.978-93-81218-58-7. Rs.300

 

9. Obesity and Ayurveda- Care and Cure /Prof. Ajay Kumar  Sharma , Dr. Amit Kumar Sharma. ISBN.978-93-81218-58-4. Rs.500

 

10. Hindu Bioethics for the Twenty First Century/ S. Cromwell Crawford. Rs. 600

 

11. Mettalic and Mineral Drugs in Ayurveda/ S. R. Sudarshan

 

12. Introduction to Ayurveda/ Prof. S.K.Ramachandra Rao

 

13. Fundamentals of Ayurvedic Medicine/ Prof. Dr. P.H. Kulkarni

 

 

 

Divine Buddhist Texts and Studies Series

 

 

1. The Dhammapada-A Collection of Verses. Trans.into English F Max Muller. The Sutta Nipata/ Trans. By V. Fausball.  , ISBN.978-93-81218-09-9.Rs.500

 

2. Analysis of the Abhisamayalamkara / E.Obermiller. ISBN. 978-93-81218-18-1. Rs. 700

 

3. The Life of Buddha by Ashvaghosha  Bodhisattva - Translated from Chinese into English by Samuel Beal. / ISBN 978-93-  81218-14-3 / Rs.450

 

4. Buddhist Suttas/ Eng.Trans. T.W.Rhys Davids. ISBN 978-93-81218-02-0 /   Rs.450

 

5. Hand Book of Colloquial Tibetan/ Graham Sandberg.  ISBN.978-93-81218-10-5. Rs.450

 

6.  Buddha Carita/ Eng.Trans. E.B.Cowell. ISBN 978-93-81218-04-4/ Rs.300

 

7. The Larger Sukhavati-Vyuha.The Smaller Sukhavati-Vyuha,The Vajracchedika, The Larger Prajna Paramita-Hridaya-Sutra., The Smaller Prajna Paramita-Hridaya-Sutra./Trans. F.Max Muller. The Amitaayur-Dhyana-Sutra/Trans. J.Takakusu, Delhi,2011. ISBN.978-93-81218-03-7,  Rs.500

 

8- 10. Vinaya Texta/ Trans. by T.W.Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg,

(VOL  I- The Patimokkha, The Mahavagga I-IV.), (VOL. II-The Mahavagga,V-X, The Culavagga I-III), (VOL. III, The Culavagga IV-XII.)

978-93-81218-08-2 (Set.) Price. Rs.600 Per Vol./ Rs. 1800 ( 3 vols.set) 

 

11. The Lotus Sutra - Being an english translation of Saddharma-Pundrika Sutra/ Trans.H.Kern/ ISBN 978-93-81218-01-3  /  Rs. 450

 

13. The Questions of King Milinda.Trans. T.W.Rhys Davids. Part I.  ISBN.078-93-81218-22-8.Vol.I.  978-93-81218-24-2. (Set.) Rs. 600.  Per Vols.

14. The Questions of King Milinda, Trans. T.W.Rhys Davids. Part II. ISBN.978-93-81218-23-5/Vol.II.  978-93-81218-24-2. (Set.) Rs. 600.  Per Vols

 

15.  Buddhist Texts from Japan. Ed. F.Max Muller, ISBN. 978-93-81218-43-3. Rs.600

 

16. Experiencing Buddhism - Ways of Wisdom and Compassion / by Ruben L. F. Habito / .  ISBN.978-93-81218-46-4.Rs. 450

 

17. Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness/ Nancy McCagney. Rs. 400

 

Thanking You
 
Varun Gupta
 
Divine Books
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Ph. No. 011 42351 493
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Fw: H-ASIA: AJISS-Commentary No.142 on Math and Science Education by Kazuo Nishimura

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 4:25 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: AJISS-Commentary No.142 on Math and Science Education by
Kazuo Nishimura

> H-ASIA
> February 10, 2012
>
> AJISS-Commentary No.142 on Math and Science Education by Kazuo Nishimura
> **********************************************************************
> From: Japan Institute of International Affairs <e-commentary@jiia.or.jp>
>
> Editor: Akio Watanabe
> Editorial Board: Hideki Asari, Masashi Nishihara, and Taizo Yakushiji
> Online Publisher: Yoshiji Nogami
>
> AJISS-Commentary No.142
> "Revamp Math and Science Education" by Kazuo Nishimura
>
> [Kazuo Nishimura (nishimura@kier.kyoto-u.ac.jp) is Professor of
> Mathematical Economics at the Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto
> University. The views expressed in this piece are the author's own and
> should not be attributed to The Association of Japanese Institutes of
> Strategic Studies.]
>
> http://www.jiia.or.jp/en_commentary/201202/10-1.html
>
> Panasonic Shock
>
> In 1986, Panasonic Corporation made headlines by hiring four non-Japanese
> engineers. The number of foreign employees at this major Japanese
> electronics maker has steadily grown since then to reach 750 out of 1250
> newly employed in 2010. Panasonic again sent shock waves throughout
> Japanese industry and the job market by announcing that it would hire 1250
> foreigners overseas among 1390 new recruits in fiscal 2011. It added that
> the remaining 290 would be hired at home regardless of their
> nationalities, with foreign graduates also eligible.
>
> If Japanese engineers continue to decline both in number and quality, so
> will the country's global competitive edge. Japan was ranked the most
> competitive economy from 1989 through 1993, according to the Swiss-based
> International Institute for Management Development (IMD)'s World
> Competitiveness reports. However, its rank dropped to 17th in 2009, 27th
> in 2010, and 26th in 2011. In contrast, South Korea boosted its ranking
> from 29th to 23rd to 22nd, Taiwan from 23rd to eighth to sixth, and China
> from 20th to 18th to 19th during the same period. Japan has already been
> outpaced by other Asian countries in global competitiveness.
>
> Japan's economic stagnation is an undeniable fact. Yet on top of that, if
> the country is unable to provide proper math and science education and
> train skilled engineers, how can it ever restore its global
> competitiveness?
>
> There are more statistics showing how Japan is lagging behind other Asian
> countries. In 2009, four Asian cities/ countries - Shanghai, Singapore,
> Hong Kong and Taiwan - ranked among the top five in mathematics literacy
> measured by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a
> triennial survey of the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds conducted by
> the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Japan
> was ranked eighth. In terms of math and science achievements at the eighth
> grade, the top four were Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore,
> followed by Japan in fifth in 1999, 2003, and 2007, according to the
> quadrennial Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
> conducted by the International Education Center.
>
> What to Do about the Problems?
>
> The biggest factor behind the declining academic ability of young people
> is the government's successive attempts at educational reform. In response
> to criticism of rote-learning, the government eased public school
> curricula in stages, following educational guidelines issued in fiscal
> 1980, 1992 and 2002, to allow students more leeway to pursue their own
> interests. The new school curricula, called "yutori kyoiku" (relaxed
> education), were accompanied by the introduction of preliminary university
> entrance examinations administered by the government. The standardized
> exams, first introduced in 1979 and revised in 1990, in effect led to the
> reduction of the number of subjects students had to study in senior high
> school. Mathematics and science probably suffered most from the reform
> drive, with both teaching hours and content diminished.
>
> What should we do then? Problems abound but, to begin with, let's consider
> what we can do to improve science education in elementary, junior and
> senior high schools (which are attended to for six, three, and three years
> respectively).
>
> First of all, we should consider moving up the start of science classes
> from the current third grade to the first grade in elementary school. This
> will save the need for high school students to take a series of basic
> science classes such as "Basic Science," "Integrated Science," and
> "Science and Human Life," which used to be taught in junior high school.
>
> We should also consider pushing back the start of elective courses until
> the third year of high school just like it used to be. Currently, high
> school students begin taking elective subjects in their second year. This
> practice has driven students away from math and science early on to focus
> on the other seemingly easier subjects required for college entrance
> exams, contributing to the academic decline of university students.
> Delaying the start of elective courses may allow students to study
> advanced physics, chemistry and biology, which may provide them incentives
> to pursue physics - a subject from which students are currently shying
> away.
>
> There is a widely-held view in Japan that studying science and mathematics
> is unrewarding. However, our research on university graduates who entered
> university subsequent to the introduction of the first standardized test
> in 1979 found that those who included mathematics among their entrance
> exam subjects earned one million yen in annual salary more than those who
> did not (on average, math test takers earn 7.48 million yen compared to
> non-math test takers' 6.41 million yen). We also conducted a survey on
> those who majored in science and engineering, and found that those earning
> the highest incomes were those whose favorite science was physics,
> followed by chemistry, geoscience, and biology. These findings suggest
> that, for students with majors in the humanities, studying mathematics
> broadens their career options and stabilizes their income while, for
> students with science majors, studying physics - and ideally all the three
> basic science subjects - affects their lifetime incomes.
>
> Finally, we need to introduce an objective evaluation system. Currently,
> objective test scores only count as one-fourth of students' final grades.
> The remainder is determined by subjective scores calculated by teachers
> based on their observations of student interest, willingness, attitude and
> so on. If we leave the evaluation system as it is, students will have to
> keep worrying about how they are viewed by teachers. If Japan wants to
> improve the academic ability of university graduates on par with that of
> other Asian countries, we need to abolish our subjective evaluation system
> and replace it with a more objective one. That will motivate students to
> perform better on paper tests, including international tests administered
> by PISA.
>
>
> ****************
> AJISS-Commentary is an occasional op-ed type publication of The
> Association of Japanese Institutes of Strategic Studies (AJISS) consisting
> of three leading Japanese think tanks: Institute for International Policy
> Studies (IIPS), The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), and
> Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS).
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: AIIS Book Prize

Thanking You

Varun Gupta

Divine Books
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 4:17 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: AIIS Book Prize

> H-ASIA
> February 10, 2012
>
> American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Book Prize
> ***********************************************************************
> From: Susan S Wadley <sswadley@syr.edu>
>
> AIIS BOOK PRIZE
>
>
> In order to promote scholarship in South Asian Studies, the American
> Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) announces the award of two prizes each
> year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an Indian subject, one in
> the humanities, "The Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian
> Humanities" and one in the social sciences, "The Joseph W. Elder Prize in
> the Indian Social Sciences". Only junior scholars who have received
> the PhD within the last eight years (2005 and after) and been awarded
> an AIIS Fellowship or participated in an AIIS program (fellowship or
> language) are eligible. This must be the first book by the author.
>
> A prize committee will determine the yearly winners, though the committee
> may choose not to award prizes for any year in which worthy submissions
> are
> lacking. The prize will include a subvention of $2500 for the press
> publishing the manuscript. There is no designated press for publication.
> Authors are advised to submit their manuscript for publication at the most
> appropriate press; concurrent submission to multiple presses is
> recommended.
> Manuscripts under contract at the time of application are not eligible.
>
> Unrevised dissertations are not accepted. Applicants must demonstrate
> they have revised the original dissertation.
>
> Manuscripts are due October 1st, with an announcement of the awardees
> in the winter of 2013 . Send TWO copies of your manuscript, postmarked
> no later than October 1, 2012, to the Publications Committee Chair,
> Susan S. Wadley, Anthropology, 209 Maxwell, Syracuse University,
> Syracuse, NY 13244. Queries can be addressed to sswadley@syr.edu.
>
>
> Publications committee:
> Brian Hatcher, Tufts University
> Steve Wilkinson, Yale University
> Susan S. Wadley, Syracuse University
> Joyce Flueckiger,Emory University
> Pikh Ghosh, University of North Carolina
> Priti Ramamurthy, University of Washington
>
>
> Susan S. Wadley
> Ford Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies, Maxwell School
> Professor of Anthropology
>
> Office: 327 Eggers, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY 13244
>
> Mailing address:
> Anthropology, 209 Maxwell
> Syracuse University
> Syracuse NY 13244
>
> Phone: 315-443-4198 (email is way better than phone to reach me)
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Fw: H-ASIA: CFP Grad Conference Politics of Unrest: A Transdisciplinary Conference, Claremont Graduate University, April 13-14, 2012

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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 4:35 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: CFP Grad Conference Politics of Unrest: A Transdisciplinary
Conference, Claremont Graduate University, April 13-14, 2012

> H-ASIA
> February 10, 2012
>
> Call for papers: "The Politics of Unrest: A Transdisciplinary Conference",
> Claremont Graduate University, April 13-14, 2012
>
> ***********************************************************************
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>
> CFP - The Politics of Unrest: A Transdisciplinary Conference
>
> Location: California, United States
> Call for Papers Date: 2012-02-15 (in 5 days)
> Date Submitted: 2012-02-07
> Announcement ID: 192169
>
> The Graduate Student History Association of Claremont Graduate University
> is pleased to announce its fourth annual spring conference: The Politics
> of Unrest: A Transdisciplinary Conference.
>
> This conference will explore both political protests and nonviolent
> resistance in countries and cultures around the world. States have used
> political violence to intimidate and maintain authority, while protestors
> have resorted to rebellions, terrorism or sit-ins to demand changes in
> policy, regime, or political structure. Coverage of recent political
> uprisings, such as Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring movements, is
> prominent in the news media and signals the ongoing importance of this
> topic. While this conference assumes a historical vantage point for
> understanding the ongoing role of unrest in society, we welcome papers
> from multiple disciplinary perspectives on a wide-range of topics
> including but are not limited to: the interrelationship(s) between
> political change, violence, non-violence, the state, theory, terrorism,
> civil rights movements, genocide, the media, and memory.
>
> The conference will be held on the campus of Claremont Graduate University
> in Claremont, California, between April 13-14, 2012. Proposals for papers
> should be made in the form of abstracts of no more than 250 words and
> submitted to gsha@cgu.edu by Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position Asian (China or South Asia) History, Wheaton College (MA), Postdoctoral Fellowship

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----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 4:01 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position Asian (China or South Asia) History, Wheaton
College (MA), Postdoctoral Fellowship

> H-ASIA
> February 3, 2012
>
>
> Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Asian History (preference for China
> and/or South Asia), Wheaton College, Norton, MA
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> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=44147
>
>
> Wheaton College, History
>
> Postdoctoral Fellowship, Asian History
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Massachusetts, United States
> Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
>
>
>
>
> Postdoctoral Fellowship/Asian History
> The Department of History at Wheaton College (MA) invites applications for
> a two-year Andrew W. Mellon Foundation postdoctoral fellowship in Asian
> history, beginning in fall 2012. Candidates must have PhD in hand by
> June 30, 2012. The fellow will teach three courses in 2012-2013 and four
> courses in 2013-2014. One course from 2012-2013 may be repeated in
> 2013-2014. Geographic field is open, with preference for China and/or
> South Asia. Chronological specialization is open, though applicants must
> be able to offer survey courses on modern China and/or modern India and
> advanced courses broadly focused on their areas of research. Candidates
> with research and/or teaching expertise in economic development, gender,
> and/or diasporic/transnational connections between Asia and elsewhere in
> the world are encouraged to apply. The fellowship carries a stipend of
> $50,000 annually plus benefits, as well as a $5,000 research and travel
> fund. Wheaton College only accepts electronic submissions. Applications
> should consist of a completed faculty applicant profile, cover letter, cv,
> names of three references, and a statement of teaching philosophy. Please
> visit https://jobs.wheatoncollege.edu to apply. In addition, please send
> three letters of reference electronically to bcurtis@wheatonma.edu or by
> mail to Barbara Curtis, Faculty Assistant, Wheaton College, 26 E. Main
> Street, Norton, MA 02766. Review of applications will begin March 16,
> 2012. The first round of interviews will be conducted via phone or Skype.
> AA/EOE. Wheaton seeks educational excellence through diversity and
> strongly encourages applications from women and men from historically
> underrepresented groups. For more information about the college, please
> visit our website at www.wheatoncollege.edu.
>
>
> Contact:
>
> Please visit https://jobs.wheatoncollege.edu to apply. Inquiries may be
> directed to John Bezs-Selfa, Chair, Department of History, at
> jbeselfa@wheatonma.edu.
>
> Website: wheatoncollege.edu/history
> Primary Category: Asian History / Studies
>
> Secondary Categories: East Asian History / Studies
> South Asian History / Studies
>
> Posting Date: 02/03/2012
> Closing Date 05/01/2012
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position Islamic Architecture, Amer. Univ. Beirut, Al Muallim Mohamed Awad Binladin Chair in Architecture in the Islamic World

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Subject: H-ASIA: Position Islamic Architecture, Amer. Univ. Beirut, Al
Muallim Mohamed Awad Binladin Chair in Architecture in the Islamic World

> H-ASIA
> February 3, 2012
>
>
> Position: Al Muallim Mohamed Awad Binladin Chair in Architecture in the
> Islamic World, Full Professor, American University - Beirut
>
> ************************************************************************
> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=44139
>
> American University - Beirut, Architecture and Design
>
> Al Muallim Mohamed Awad Binladin Chair in Architecture in the Islamic
> World
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Lebanon, Republic of
> Position: Department Chair
>
>
> The Department of Architecture and Design in the Faculty of Engineering
> and Architecture at the American University of Beirut invites applications
> to Al Mualim Mohamed Awad Binladin Chair in Architecture in the Islamic
> World at the rank of Full Professor commencing September 2012.
>
> We expect the Al Muallim Mohamed Awad Binladin Chair in Architecture in
> Islamic World to take the lead in building a multidisciplinarycenter on
> the built environment in the Arab and Muslim world at AUB to:
>
> - Generate historical and theoretical critical discourse on the built
> environment.
>
> - Encourage interaction between the worlds of practice and scholarship on
> this important topic.
>
> - Sponsor advanced research that focuses on regional issues of concern in
> the Arab and Muslim World.
>
> - Work closely with other institutions and programs regionally and abroad.
>
> The Al Muallim Mohamed Awad Binladin Chair would be expected to make a
> significant contribution to our academic programs and participate and help
> organize related activities such as workshops, seminars, and conferences.
> We would anticipate holding an annual event a seminar or symposium
> involving the chair, to review activities undertaken under the auspices of
> the chair and/or to explore topics relevant to architecture in Islamic
> societies.
>
> Candidates must have a PhD in architectural history with a specialty and
> an established record of research and publications in Islamic
> architecture. The preference is for Islamic architecture in the Arab World
> and knowledge of or involvement in the contemporary architectural practice
> in the region. The successful candidate will be expected to establish and
> direct the Center for Advanced Study of the Built Environment, be
> affiliated with the graduate program in History Theory and Criticism,
> teach both undergraduate and graduate core courses as well as electives in
> their area of specialty, advance the research/creative activities of the
> Department and contribute to ongoing curriculum assessment and
> development.
>
> Candidates are invited to submit 1) a letter of application including a
> brief statement on teaching philosophy and research/creative activity
> agenda, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) samples of design work and publications,
> and 4) the names and full contact information of at least three referees,
> by April 30, 2012, to: Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and
> Architecture, American University of Beirut, P. O. Box 11-0236 Riad
> El-Solh, Beirut, Lebanon 1107-2020 (Digital applications are to be sent
> to: fea@aub.edu.lb)
>
> The American University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
> employer. AUBs homepage is at: www.aub.edu.lb. The website of the
> department is at: www.aub.edu.lb/fea/ard .
>
>
> Contact: Haneen Deeb
> Administrative Assistant
> American University of Beirut
> Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
> Office of the Dean
> P.O.Box: 11-0236 Riad El Solh
> Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
> Direct Telephone: 00961-1-347952
> AUB Telephone: 00961-1-350000 | Extension: 3400
> Fax: 00961-1-744462
>
> Website: http://www.aub.edu.lb/fea/
> Primary Category: Architecture and Architectural History
>
> Secondary Categories: Islamic History / Studies
>
> Posting Date: 02/03/2012
> Closing Date 04/30/2012
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position Eastern Orthodoxy & Hinduism, Univ of Pittsburgh, Lecturer

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Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 3:54 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position Eastern Orthodoxy & Hinduism, Univ of Pittsburgh,
Lecturer

> H-ASIA
> February 3, 2012
>
>
> Position: Eastern Orthodoxy and Hinduism, Lecturer, University of
> Pittsburgh
> ************************************************************************
> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=44138
>
>
> University of Pittsburgh, Religious Studies
>
> Lecturer, Eastern Orthodoxy and Hinduism
>
>
> Institution Type: College / University
> Location: Pennsylvania, United States
> Position: Lecturer
>
>
>
>
> The Department of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh invites
> applications for a Lecturer in Eastern Orthodoxy and religions of South
> Asia, particularly Hinduism. The position is outside the tenure stream and
> begins with Fall Term 2012, pending final budgetary approval. The initial
> appointment will be made for a one- to three-year period and is renewable.
> PhD at time of appointment and demonstrated evidence of teaching
> excellence are required. The 3-3 teaching duties include survey courses on
> Orthodox Christianity and Religions of India and four advanced courses in
> the applicants areas of expertise. Ability to rotate in our Senior
> Capstone Thesis Seminar is a plus. Opportunities exist to work with
> graduate students. Pitt is home to a Center for Russian and Eastern
> European Studies (Title VI), Asian Studies Center, Humanities Center, and
> World History Center, and interdisciplinary programs such as Cultural and
> Womens Studies.
>
> For more information please see :
> http://www.religiousstudies.pitt.edu. Applicants should submit by PDF
> attachment a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and teaching portfolio
> (statement on teaching philosophy, 3-4 syllabi for courses they are
> prepared to teach in AY 2012-2013, teaching evaluations), and arrange for
> three letters of reference from academic recommenders who can speak to
> teaching effectiveness to be e-mailed to religion@pitt.edu.The applicants
> full name (Surname, Given name) should appear in the subject line.
> Complete applications must be received by March 1. The University of
> Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and
> members of minority groups underrepresented in academia are especially
> encouraged to apply.
>
>
> Contact: religion@pitt.edu
>
> Website: http://www.religiousstudies.pitt.edu
> Primary Category: Religious Studies and Theology
>
> Secondary Categories: None
> Posting Date: 02/02/2012
> Closing Date 03/01/2012
>
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: Position International History, London School of Economics, Professor

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Varun Gupta

Divine Books
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Delhi 110007
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Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 4:08 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Position International History, London School of Economics,
Professor

> H-ASIA
> February 3, 2012
>
>
> Position: International History, Professor, London School of Economics
> ************************************************************************
> From: H-Net Job Guide:
>
> JOB GUIDE NO.: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=44143
>
>
> London School of Economics and Political Science, International History
>
> Professor in International History
>
>
> Institution Type: Other
> Location: United Kingdom
> Position: Full Professor
>
>
> Department of International History
>
> Chair in International History
>
> The Department of International History is seeking an exceptional
> candidate to provide academic leadership in research and teaching. The
> appointee will have an international reputation for his or her outstanding
> record of world class research and publication as well as a PhD in the
> discipline. She or he will be expected to teach and conduct research in
> international history together with contributing to departmental
> administration.
>
> The Department would particularly welcome applications from candidates
> who specialize in any aspect of the international history of the period
> 1919-45, but will consider exceptional candidates in any field of
> nineteenth or twentieth century international history. The Department
> takes a broad view of the scope of the discipline, encompassing strategic,
> political, economic, cultural and ideological approaches to the study of
> international history.
>
> Salary will be determined by the Director; however, the professorial
> salary scale starts from 64,958 pa inclusive (pay award pending).
>
> This post is equivalent to full professor in the U.S. system.
>
> Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Nigel Ashton (+44[0]207 9557
> 7104; n.ashton@lse.ac.uk).
>
> For further information and to complete your personal details please go to
> www.lse.ac.uk/JobsatLSE and select "Visit the ONLINE RECRUITMENT SYSTEM
> web page. If you have any queries, please telephone: (0)20 7955 6659 or
> e-mail hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk, quoting reference1232964 .
>
> The closing date for receipt of applications is 16 March 2012 (11.59pm, UK
> time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
>
> The School values diversity and wishes to promote equality at all levels.
>
>
> Contact: If you have any administrative queries, please telephone: ++ 44
> 20 7955 6659 or e-mail hr.jobs@lse.ac.uk, quoting reference 1232964 .
>
> Informal enquiries about this academic role can be made to the Head of
> Department Professor Nigel Ashton (+44[0]207 9557 7104;
> n.ashton@lse.ac.uk).
>
> Website: www.lse.ac.uk/JobsatLSE
> Primary Category: None
> Secondary Categories: Contemporary History
> Humanities
> Social Sciences
> World History / Studies
>
> Posting Date: 02/02/2012
> Closing Date 03/16/2012
>
>
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Fw: H-ASIA: Kokoro, una mexicana en Japon, CUNY Grad Ctr, NYC, 2 Mar 2012

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Subject: H-ASIA: Kokoro, una mexicana en Japon, CUNY Grad Ctr, NYC, 2 Mar
2012

> H-ASIA
> February 3, 2012
>
> "Kokoro, una mexicana en Japon", CUNY Graduate Center, New York City,
> March 2, 2012
> ***********************************************************************
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>
> Kokoro, una mexicana en Japon
>
> Location: New York, United States
> Lecture Date: 2012-03-02 (in 28 days)
> Date Submitted: 2012-01-30
> Announcement ID: 191816
>
> Kokoro, una mexicana en Japn
> A book by Araceli Tinajero
> Presenters:
> Evelyn Hu-DeHart
> Professor of History and Ethnic Studies and Director of the Center for the
> Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
>
> lvaro Enrigue
> Mexican Writer
>
> Jose C. Moya
> Professor of History at Barnard College and
> Director of the Forum on Migration, Columbia University
>
> DATE: Friday, March 2, 2012, 5:30PM
> LOCATION: The Graduate Center, Skylight Room
> 365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)
>
> Register by sending an e-mail to bildner@gc.cuny.edu.
>
>
> Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies
> The Graduate Center, CUNY
> 365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5209
> New York, NY 10016
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Fw: H-ASIA: CFP PEAR Papers, Essays and Reviews, Yonsei University

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Subject: H-ASIA: CFP PEAR Papers, Essays and Reviews, Yonsei University

> H-ASIA
> February 3, 2012
>
> Call for papers: Papers, Essays and Reviews (PEAR), Yonsei University
> ***********************************************************************
> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Papers, Essays and Reviews (PEAR) - Yonsei University - Call for
> Papers Location: Missouri, Korea, South
> Conference Date: 2012-03-10
> Date Submitted: 2012-01-30
> Announcement ID: 191803
>
> Papers, Essays and Reviews
> Yonsei Graduate Journal of International Studies
> Request for Submissions for the Spring/Summer 2012 Issue
> Papers, Essays and Reviews (PEAR) is a biannual interdisciplinary
> journal affiliated with the Center for International Studies at Yonsei
> University, Seoul, South Korea. PEAR welcomes submissions from all
> scholars, most notably graduate students, regarding the diverse field
> of International Studies. We particularly encourage submissions that
> challenge the conventional wisdom of a given issue.
>
> Each issue of the printed Journal contains the following three
> sections:
>
> PAPERS
>
> This section includes feature-length articles of original research and
> must include proper citations. Inclusions should range from 3,000 to
> 8,000 words.
>
> ESSAYS
>
> This section includes essays that take stances on issues and develop
> sophisticated arguments in the form of editorials, recommendations and
> reflections. Inclusions should range from 1,500 to 3,000 words.
>
> REVIEWS
>
> This section focuses on evaluations and reviews of existing arguments
> contained in essays, articles and books, in addition to policy reviews
> or previously published material in PEAR. Inclusions should be no
> longer than 2,000 words.
>
> PEAR encompasses a wide scope of varying disciplines and
> methodologies, but each issue will attempt to be thematic. In doing
> so, we include academic papers, an array of different essays, and
> argumentation reviews. Graduate students from any number of
> perspectives are encouraged to submit a research paper to the Journal.
> All papers, essays and reviews should be relevant to international
> studies and follow submission guidelines (available to view on the
> PEAR website).
>
> All submissions must be formatted in Microsoft Word and include an
> abstract. Please adhere to The Chicago Manual of Style. Submissions
> can be made via email at pear@yonsei.ac.kr or via the PEAR website at
> gsis.yonsei.ac.kr/pear. Full submission guidelines are available from
> our website.
>
> The deadline for submissions is March 10, 2012.
>
>
> PEAR - Papers, Essays and Reviews
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		Death of Andre Alexander Dear Friends and Colleagues,   For those who have not already heard the sad news, it is with profound regret that I announce the death, on 21 January, of Andre Alexander. Accompanying this message is a notice by Per Sørensen, with an addendum by Janet Gyatso. More extensive obituaries will be published in due course.   The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday 9 February at: Friedhof Mehringdamm 21, in the chapel opposite Finanzamt, Berlin. For directions see: http://goo.gl/Kc7hb   Andre's contribution to the documentation and conservation of traditional Tibetan architecture is inestimable. You can also view the obituaries online at http://bit.ly/zz9ERT   Charles Ramble   ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ Dr Andre Alexander 17 January 1965 – 21 January 2012 We are all workmen: prentice, journeyman, or master, building you – you towering nave. And sometimes there will come to us a grave wayfarer, who like a radiance thrills the souls of all our hundred artisans, trembling as he shows us a new skill.                                                                                Rainer-Maria Rilke   Andre – A True Heritage Hero It is with profound regret and in deepest sorrow that we announce the death of Dr Andre Alexander at the age of 47 in Berlin.   Andre had just turned 47 this very week, and was full of enthusiasm and commitment. Over 10 years ago, he co-founded the successful, widely acclaimed and much respected Tibet Heritage Fund (THF) committed to the preservation and documentation of the unique Tibetan architectural monuments and heritage. The organization has launched a large number of rehabilitation projects throughout Central Asia intended to benefit and assist the local residents.   His organization has been involved in assisting local communities in the wake of natural disasters, earthquakes (Yushu) and flashfloods (Ladakh and Sikkim), and initiated countless conservation and restoration projects of sanctuaries and monasteries in India, Tibet, China and Mongolia.This year he was also embarking on a project in Bhutan.   His enthusiasm ensured that the THF won a steadily larger number of supporters who all shared Andre's quest and vision of preserving the wonderful Tibetan architectural heritage.   A number of still unpublished books now await publication. A large study on vernacular housing and architecture in Lhasa (originally submitted as doctoral thesis in Berlin), the second volume of the Tibet Heritage Fund's conservation inventory is due to appear in 2012 with Serindia Publications and another large study on Tibetan imperial architecture was under way.  We hope that this work too will soon be completed.   Andre was a passionate and colourful person, totally committed to his vision of documenting and preserving, against all odds, the unique Tibetan architecture.   He and his most dedicated friends at THF received numerous awards for their commitment: they twice received the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards and the Global Vision Award for a number of their cultural heritage projects, and they were featured on BBC's series on Heritage Heroes 2011.    Andre – You will be sorely missed. RIP.                                                                                         Per Sørensen   Andre Alexander also led the Tibet Heritage Fund in heroic and inspired efforts to protect and restore the massively important old quarter in the Tibetan capital at Lhasa, especially around the Barkor. During his years working in Lhasa he was able to secure permission and mobilize the resources to tear up (and then replace) the main circumambulatory street in the Barkor and lay down sewage and plumbing pipes, in order to improve the sanitation and living conditions for the people who are still occupying many of the old houses in this quarter. He also led efforts to restore many historically significant buildings in the area using a combination of traditional materials and techniques with modern ecologically-sound methods. This included extended initiatives to work with traditional Tibetan builders, painters and carpenters whom Alexander identified and brought to Lhasa to work with him, many of them in their 70s and 80s.   Among the temples and old governmental buildings from the Ganden Phodrang period that he worked on with his team and restored is the magnificent Meru Nyingpa temple behind the Jokhang.                                                                                             Janet Gyatso
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David Peter Lawrence Virūpākṣanāthapāda Vidyācakravartin

 

The Teachings of the Odd-Eyed One- A Study and Translation of the Virupaksapancasika, with the Commentary of Vidyacakravartin/ David Peter Lawrence . Divine Books.Delhi India.(Sale in India only) Rs. 600   (Lala Murari Lal Chharia Oriental series)

 

 

"This book offers the first published translation of the contemplative manual Virupaksapancasika, written circa the twelfth century CE, and the commentary on it, Vivrti by Vidyacakravartin. These late works from the Pratyabhijna tradition of monistic and tantric Kashmiri Saiva philosophy focus on means to deindividualize and disclose the primordial, divine essential natures of the human ego and body-sense." "David Peter Lawrence situates these writings in their medieval, South Asian religious and intellectual contexts. He goes on to engage Pratyabhijna philosophical psychology in dialogue with Western religious and psychoanalytic conceptions of identity and. "narcissism," and also demonstrates the Saiva tradition's strong concern with ethics. The richly annotated translation and glossary illuminate the texts for all readers."

 

 

 

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Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness/ Nancy McCagney. ,Divine Books.Delhi.India Rs. 400 (Divine Buddhist Texts and Studies Series)

Nāgārjuna and the philosophy of openness

Nancy McCagney   Nāgārjuna

 -  Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness/ Nancy McCagney. ,Divine Books.Delhi.India Rs. 400 (Limited Sales Area.)

 

Divine Buddhist Texts and Studies Series

     234 pages

In this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space ('akasa') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna's understanding of 'sunyata', or openness. Nagarjuna's use of the term 'sunyata' was new, and contrasted with the word's use in Pali Buddhist literature. By using the word to mean 'openness,' Nagarjuna was able to elucidate, through a deeper analysis of impermanence, a consistent philosophical foundation for the truth and efficacy of Gautama's Middle Way. McCagney's book will be important for those studying Indian philosophy, Buddhism, and the philosophy of religion.

 

 

 

 

 

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Hindu Bioethics for the Twenty First Century/ S. Cromwell Crawford. ,Divine Books.Delhi

Hindu bioethics for the twenty-first century

S. Cromwell Crawford

Hindu Bioethics for the Twenty First Century/ S. Cromwell Crawford.    -.Divine Books .Delhi.India (Sri Garib Dass Ayurveda Series)

 - 226 pages  (For Sale in India only)  Rs.600-00

Explores contemporary controversies in bioethics from a Hindu perspective. S. Cromwell Crawford breaks new ground in this provocative study of Hindu bioethics in a Western setting. He provides a new moral and philosophical perspective on fascinating and controversial bioethical issues that are routinely in the news: cloning, genetic engineering, the human genome project, reproductive technologies, the end of life, and many more. This Hindu perspective is particularly noteworthy because of India's own indigenous medical system, which is stronger than ever and drawing continued interest from the West. The Hindu bioethics presented in this book are philosophically pluralistic and ethically contextual, giving them that conceptual flexibility which is often missing in Western religions, but which is demanded by the twenty-first century's complex moral problems. Comprehensive in scope and passionate in nature, Crawford's study is an important resource for analyses of practical ethics, bioethics, and health care.

 

 

 

 

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