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The Oxford handbook of Andrew Marvell / edited by Martin Dzelzainis and Edward Holberton

Online Resource




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Frankenstein: how a monster became an icon, the science and enduring allure of Mary Shelley's creation / edited by Sidney Perkowitz and Eddy Von Mueller

Dewey Library - PR5397.F73 F72 2018




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A very very very dark matter / Martin McDonagh

Dewey Library - PR6063.C377 V47 2018




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Virginia Woolf, the war without, the war within: her final diaries & the diaries she read / Barbara Lounsberry

Hayden Library - PR6045.O72 Z8118 2018




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With no fresh content, broadcasters rely on old classics, web shows to entertain viewers

Confined to her home during the lockdown, Gwalior-based 37-year old Mansha Kasture is reliving childhood memories with her 8 year-old daughter, Mishika, watching Ramanand Sagar’s epic 'Ramayana' on DD National.




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Highest viewership for PM Modi’s TV address to the nation on lockdown-2

Data suggests average daily reach has now stabilised at 627 million. The highlight of the week was an all-time high viewership of 4 billion impressions by the Hindi GEC genre in the Hindi speaking market, urban region.




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Covid-19 lockdown: English TV unlocks all the entertainment

English movies registered a 91% increase in viewership for the week ended April 10 from the pre-lockdown period, while for English general entertainment channels, the figure was 41%, according to BARC India data sourced from subscribers.




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Delhi's once-favourite Priya Cinema under Information Commission's lens

Among New Delhi's most popular places in the nineties, Priya Cinema in Vasant Vihar has come under the scanner of the Central Information Commission.




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A dry summer for big ad spenders leaves TV thirsty for more

Unable to attract big advertisers despite record viewership during the nationwide lockdown, the broadcasters are now starting to face major heat with summer-skewed advertisers closing tabs on marketing spends after their sales crashed due to the stay-at-home orders.




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For stand-up comedians, bad days will likely continue even after lifting of lockdown

What is even more worrying is uncertainty. Even when the lockdown is lifted, social-distancing measures will remain the norm and that will mean no live events for a some more time, say comedy circuit insiders. They expect the dry spell to continue for the next 6-8 months, at least.




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JioSaavn hires former LinkedIn exec Virginia Sharma as vice-president of brand solutions

Sharma will be based out of the Gurugam office, and will lead the company’s global digital ad monetisation efforts across platforms. She will be responsible for driving adoption of JioSaavn’s advertising solutions for brands, while overseeing agency and client relationships.




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Baseline Ventures signs India’s under-19 cricket captain Priyam Garg

The multi-year deal will see Baseline managing all the commercial interests of Garg. Born in Meerut, UP, Garg made his first-class debut against Goa in 2018 where he went on to score an unbeaten 117. He recently led the Under-19 Indian team at the World Cup in South Africa where they finished runners-up.




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Online release: It’s film producers vs multiplexes

Multiplex players may boycott studios, actors if exclusive theatrical window not honoured




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The Civil Rights Movement: A Documentary Reader


 

A new civil rights reader that integrates the primary source approach with the latest historiographical trends

Designed for use in a wide range of curricula, The Civil Rights Movement: A Documentary Reader presents an in-depth exploration of the multiple facets and layers of the movement, providing a wide range of primary sources, commentary, and perspectives. Focusing on documents, this volume offers students concise yet comprehensive analysis of



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Letter to D: A Love Story


'You're 82 years old. You've shrunk six centimetres, you only weigh 45 kilos yet you're still beautiful, graceful and desirable' – so begins André Gorz's 'open love letter' to the woman he has lived with for 58 years and who lies dying next to him.

As one of France's leading post-war philosophers, André Gorz wrote many influential books, but nothing he wrote will be read as widely or remembered as long as this simple, passionate, beautiful letter



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A Companion to Relativism


 
A Companion to Relativism presents original contributions from leading scholars that address the latest thinking on the role of relativism in the philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of science, logic, and metaphysics.

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A Left that Dares to Speak Its Name: 34 Untimely Interventions


 

With irrepressible humor, Slavoj Žižek dissects our current political and social climate, discussing everything from Jordan Peterson and sex “unicorns” to Greta Thunberg and Chairman Mao. Taking aim at his enemies on the Left, Right, and Center, he argues that contemporary society can only be properly understood from a communist standpoint.

Why communism? The greater the triumph of global capitalism, the more its dangerous antagonisms multiply: climate



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A Left that Dares to Speak Its Name: 34 Untimely Interventions


 

With irrepressible humor, Slavoj Žižek dissects our current political and social climate, discussing everything from Jordan Peterson and sex “unicorns” to Greta Thunberg and Chairman Mao. Taking aim at his enemies on the Left, Right, and Center, he argues that contemporary society can only be properly understood from a communist standpoint.

Why communism? The greater the triumph of global capitalism, the more its dangerous antagonisms multiply: climate



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Votes for women [electronic resource] : an economic perspective on women's enfranchisement / Carolyn Moehling, Melissa A. Thomasson

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020




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"Evere an hundred goode ageyn oon baddie [electronic resource] : catalogues of good women in medieval literature / by Ann H. McMillan

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University, 1979




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Burn it down! : feminist manifestos for the revolution / edited by Breanne Fahs.

London ; New York : Verso, 2020




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Breasts across motherhood [electronic resource] : lived experiences and critical examinations / edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards.

Bradford, Ontario : Demeter Press, 2020.




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Judith Butler [electronic resource] : sexual politics, social change and the power of the performative / Gill Jagger

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008




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The impact of COVID-19 on gender equality [electronic resource] / Titan M. Alon, Matthias Doepke, Jane Olmstead-Rumsey, Michèle Tertilt

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020




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Self-citation, cumulative advantage, and gender inequality in science [electronic resource] / Pierre Azoulay, Freda B. Lynn

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020




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Bihar govt denies outbreak of diseases

However, 900 cases of dengue have come to light in Bihar, of which 640 are in Patna alone




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Many women still believe breast cancer is not curable even at early stage

REALITY CHECK: Doctors explain the myth behind the disease usually found during second opinion through Navya




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Gene therapy effective for treating wet age-related macular degeneration: Study

Researchers said the hope is that gene therapy will free patients from nearly monthly eye injections by offering a potential "one-and-done" treatment.




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Half of India's adolescents are either short, thin, overweight or obese, says NITI Aayog-UNICEF report

The new report reveals that almost all adolescents in India have unhealthy or poor diets. This is the main cause for all forms of malnutrition.




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80% of adolescents don't even spend an hour on physical activity, at risk of heart disease: WHO study

An alarming highlight in the study is the fact that India, along with Bangladesh and the United States (US), ranks the lowest in physical activity among boys.




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World Cancer Day 2020: Add these food items in your diet to boost prevention efforts

World Cancer Day 2020 theme is- 'I am and I will'.




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Does regularly drinking water prevent coronavirus infection? Here is the FactCheck

A claim that drinking water every 15 minutes may help prevent people from getting infected is false.




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'Minding our minds': Govt guide on dealing with mental health issues during coronavirus lockdown

The government has advised people not to follow sensational news or social media posts which impact their mental state, follow facts and not rumours during the lockdown period.




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Here's how you can boost your immunity using Ayurveda in wake of coronavirus crisis

The Ministry of AYUSH has recommended the following self-care guidelines for preventive health measures and boosting immunity with special reference to respiratory health.




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Social Distancing: Here's why two metres distance to avoid coronavirus transmission is not enough

According to the latest reports from Massachusetts Institute of Technology published in The Telegraph, maintaining one of two metres of distance is not enough to give protection from catching the highly contagious airborne disease.




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AYUSH releases immunity-boosting measures for self-care during COVID-19 pandemic: Here is what you can do

The advisory was issued by the Ministry of AYUSH to support the efforts of all as a measure towards enhancing immunity.




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'Can confirm COVID-19 in 2 hours at low cost': Harsh Vardhan announces new test kit developed by Kerala-based institute

The detection time is 10 minutes, and the sample to result in time will be less than 2 hours, Harsh Vardhan said.




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'NOT recommended under any circumstances': Health Ministry issues advisory on use of disinfectant on people

Several images and videos have emerged from different parts of the country where authorities are using disinfectant on people as part of the strategy against coronavirus.




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COVID-19: Max Healthcare to study role of hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis for healthcare workers

The study aims to collect sero-epidemiological data from 10,000 healthcare workers from Max Healthcare and Radiant Lifecare and study the effectiveness of HCQ as prophylaxis for COVID-19 infection.




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Digitalization in Industry [electronic resource] : Between Domination and Emancipation / edited by Uli Meyer, Simon Schaupp, David Seibt




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Diversity, Affect and Embodiment in Organizing [electronic resource]




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Eastern Mediterranean Port Cities [electronic resource] : A Study of Mersin, Turkey—From Antiquity to Modernity / edited by Filiz Yenişehirlioğlu, Eyüp Özveren, Tülin Selvi Ünlü




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An Ethics of Science Communication [electronic resource] / by Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach

Medvecky, Fabien, author




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Eurovision and Australia [electronic resource]: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from down Under




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Evolutionary Economic Geography in China [electronic resource] / by Canfei He, Shengjun Zhu

He, Canfei, author




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Examining Effective Practices at Minority-Serving Institutions [electronic resource] : Beyond a Deficit Framing of Leadership / edited by Robert T. Palmer, DeShawn Preston, Amanda Assalone




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The Experience of Being First in Family at University [electronic resource] : Pioneers in Higher Education / by Sharron King, Ann Luzeckyj, Ben McCann

King, Sharron, author




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Exploring Police Integrity [electronic resource] : Novel Approaches to Police Integrity Theory and Methodology / edited by Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, M. R. Haberfeld




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The Gender of Money in Middle English Literature [electronic resource] : Value and Economy in Late Medieval England / by Diane Cady

Cady, Diane, author




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Global Perspectives on Korean Literature [electronic resource]

Kim, Wook-Dong