Science spoof

THE THIRD CULTURE·John Brockman·A Touchstone book·Simon and Schuster· 1996·Price Rs 450

City blues

THE DYNAMICS OF METROPOLITAN MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA·Edited by Jurgen Ruland·Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Troubled waters

SILENCED RIVERS: THE ECOLOGY AND POLITICS OF LARGE DAMS· Patrick McCully·Zed Books, London and New Jersey, in association with The …

The last frontier

THE CEREBRAL CODE: THINKING A THOUGHT IN THE MOSAIC OF THE MIND·William Calvin· Bradford Book, MIT Press

Grim kaleidoscope

EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD DROUGHT·P Sainath·Penguin Books India (P) Ltd·1997· Price Rs 295

Whither food security?

IN THE FAMINE TRAP·Devinder Sharma·The Ecological Foundation in association with UK Food Group· London·1997

Mixed fare

ENCOUNTER — JOURNAL OF POLICY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES· Uplabdhi Publications· 1998·RS 50.00

Short-shrift to environment

A recent festival of short films bombed -- by and large

All the weight of the world

STATE OF THE WORLD 1994 Publisher: Worldwatch Institute Price: $11.95

Videshi works

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Animal wrongs

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Male underdevelopment

STAYING ALIVE: WOMEN, ECOLOGY AND SURVIVAL IN INDIA by Vandana Shiva Publisher: Kali for Women Price: Rs 125

A purge for choking cities

URBANISATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: BASIC SERVICES AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Edited by Bidyut Mohanty Publisher: Concept Publishing Co Price: …

Greenhouse break

Greenhouse Regime: Who pays? Edited by Peter Hayes and Kirk Smith wrs: Earthscan Publications Ltd, $19.95

Land's end

World Resources, 1994-95, A Guide to the Global Environment Publisher: Oxford University Press Price: not stated

The nuances of ignorance

GENDER AND SLUM CULTURE IN URBAN ASIA Susanne Thorbek Publisher: Sage Publications (Vistaar) Price: Rs 225

Cropping up

GENES, CROPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT by John Holden, James Peacock and Trevor Williams Publisher: Cambridge University Press Price: Not stated

Grasses aren't meant for cows alone

GRASS EVOLUTION AND DOMESTICATION Edited by G P Chapman Publisher: Cambridge University Press,UK Price: Not state

Tanking up on history

AAJ BHI KHARE HAIN TALAB Anupam Mishra Publisher: Gandhi Peace Foundation Price: Rs. 120

But who manages the managers?

MANAGING THE WORLD'S FORESTS: LOOKING FOR BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT Edited by Narendra P Sharma Publisher: Kendall/Hunt …

Reinterpreting Darwin

THE MEANING OF EVOLUTION Robert J Richards Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago Price: Not stated

The barometer of change

VITAL SIGNS 1993: THE TRENDS THAT ARE SHAPING OUR FUTURE Lester R Brown, Hal Kane and Ed Ayres Publisher: W W Norton & Co, USA Price: $10.95

A masquerade

THT NEW JAPANESE PESTICIDE CARTAP (PADAN) S A Abbasi and Sujata Krishnan Publisher: Ashish Publishing House, Delhi Price: Rs 300

Energetic debate

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENERGY INDUSTRIES IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION Edited by Nicola Steen Earthscan …

Market rights

TRADE IN AGRICULTURE:THE URUGUAY ROUND AND AFTER Edited by B Bhattacharyya and A K Sengupta Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Rs 400