Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Kings College, London, 2012).

Northeast India has been beset with insurgencies for more than fifty years. The Nagas rebelled in the early 1950s, and since then, insurgency in some form or the other has spread to all the states of the northeast, popularly known as the Seven Sisters. This book takes a critical look at the many insurgencies in this strategic region and reviews their genesis, motivations, and characteristics. Why have these persisted despite interventions by the state and civil society? Over the years, the insurgencies have developed external linkages, which have only complicated matters. The book also critically examines the government's response and traces the development of counter-insurgency strategies, from finding a military solution to winning the hearts and minds of the populace. It is a fascinating but sad story of missed opportunities.

The redevelopment of former industrial sites, so-called'brownfield' sites, is becoming increasingly important as space isrequired for inner city commercial developments and ashousebuilders are forced by government policy to recycle landrather than using 'greenfield' sites. This guide, originally issuedin 1999 by the Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneersunder the title reference Desk Reference Guide to PotentiallyContaminative Land Uses identifies those industrial land usesmost likely to be encountered by valuers and developers, givesguidance on the type of contamination likely to be present andgives general advice on what actions need to be taken. It is aimed at non-specialist professionals advising landownerson the possible sale of their land and buildings, their potentialredevelopment or possible environmental liabilities, and coverssome 40 types of industrial land likely to lead tocontamination.

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Something is profoundly wrong with the way we think about how we should live today. In Ill Fares The Land, Tony Judt, one of our leading historians and thinkers, reveals how we have arrived at our present dangerously confused moment. Judt masterfully crystallizes what we've all been feeling into a way to think our way into, and thus out of, our great collective dis-ease about the current state of things. As the economic collapse of 2008 made clear, the social contract that defined postwar life in Europe and America - the guarantee of a basal level of security, stability and fairness -- is no longer guaranteed; in fact, it's no longer part of the common discourse. Judt offers the language we need to address our common needs, rejecting the nihilistic individualism of the far right and the debunked socialism of the past. To find a way forward, we must look to our not so distant past and to social democracy in action: to re-enshrining fairness over mere efficiency. Distinctly absent from our national dialogue, social democrats believe that the state can play an enhanced role in our lives without threatening our liberties. Instead of placing blind faith in the market-as we have to our detriment for the past thirty years-social democrats entrust their fellow citizens and the state itself. Ill Fares the Land challenges us to confront our societal ills and to shoulder responsibility for the world we live in. For hope remains. In reintroducing alternatives to the status quo, Judt reinvigorates our political conversation, providing the tools necessary to imagine a new form of governance, a new way of life.