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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY.../ GENERALLivestock and Livelihoods:The Indian ContextNitya S. GhotgeLivestock and Livelihoods: TheIndian Context discusses livestockrearing in India, in relation tochanges in the economy andpolicies of the government. Theissues range from traditionalpractices in animal rearing, effectof colonial and post-colonialpractices to the current policies. Italso discusses methods topromote sustainable biodiversity and alternative systems ofveterinary care.Nitya S. Ghotge holds a masters in Veterinary Surgery(1989) from Bombay Veterinary College, India.9788175961838 138pp HB ` 695.00Challenging The IndianMedical HeritageDarshan Shankar &P.M. UnnikrishnanThere are two schematicallydistinguished traditions of healthin India. One refers to the writtentraditions of the great classicalsystems of Ayurveda, Siddha,Unani and the other one is orallytransmitted folk practices, whichlack proper documentation. Thesetraditional practices deal with anumber of basic health techniques like treatment ofcommon ailments and home remedies. In somecommunities there also exist special traditions like bonesetting, visha chikitsa, treatment for certain chronic ailments,diagnostic methods such as naadi pareeksha.Darshan Shankar has been the Director of the Foundationfor Revitilisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT),Bangalore, since 1993.P.M. Unnikrishnan founded the Centre for AyurvedicResearch and Development (CARI), Kerala.9788175961876 241pp HB ` 695.00GENERALThe Cambridge Companion to CricketAnthony Bateman & Jeffrey Hill (eds)Few other team sports can equal the global reach of cricket.Rich in history and tradition, it is both quintessentiallyEnglish and expansively international, a game that hasevolved and changed dramatically in recent times.Demonstrating how the history of cricket and itsinternational popularity is entwined with British imperialexpansion, this book examines the social and politicalimpact of the game in a variety of cultural sites: the WestIndies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia andNew Zealand. An internationalteam of contributors explores theenduring influence of cricket onEnglish identity, examines whycricket has seized the imaginationof so many literary figures andprovides profiles of iconic playersincluding Bradman, Lara andTendulkar. Presenting a globalpanoramic view of cricket’scomplicated development, itsunique adaptability and itspolitical and sportingcontroversies, the book provides arich insight into a unique sporting and cultural heritage.Anthony Bateman is a freelance writer and editor and anHonorary Visiting Research Fellow at the InternationalCentre for Sports History and Culture at De MontfortUniversity, Leicester, UK.Jeffrey Hill is Emeritus Professor of Historical and CulturalStudies at DeMontfort University, Leicester, UK.3 B&W Illustrations 1 table9781107601949 308pp PB ` 395.00Reception of English:Cultural Responses inTelugu DocumentsM. SridharReception of English: CulturalResponses in Telugu Documents is acollection of various text typeswritten in English by Telugu writersalong with English translations ofTelugu texts. The documentsincluded in this collection spanover two hundred years of theTelugu-English interface with theearliest dating back to 1825 and the most recent to 2006and cover a wide range of selections from autobiography,personal/ historical essays, official reports, creative writingand criticism. This study attempts to record the responses ofthe Telugu people to the British – their rule, the introductionof the study of English, English manners, English culture, etc.Unlike most academic enterprises that study the interfacebetween Indian languages and English that tend to focuson the influence of English on Indian languages, thedocuments compiled here represent different degrees ofaccommodation, incorporation and rejection of colonialculture.M. Sridhar teaches English at the University of Hyderabad.9788175965928 142pp HB ` 495.00order online at www.cambridgeindia.org47