The Spoilt Child

The Spoilt ChildThe Spoilt Child (1893) is a novel by Peary Chand Mitra. Originally published as Alaler Gharer Dulal under the pseudonym Tek Chand Thakur, Mitras novel is considered one of the first written in plainspoken, accessible Bengali. Translated here by G. D. Oswell, The Spoilt Child remains an essential work of nineteenth century Indian literature. Matilall, having been indulged in every possible way from his boyhood, was exceedingly self willed; at times,

a record of mutual debt obligations within multiple overlapping communities

making this study also a contribution to the sociology of science

Eliza’s life slowly falls to pieces before our eyes

- John Waterbury

A wide-ranging exploration of the daily lives of ordinary Coptic Christians

including the fiercely homophobic pamphlet Onania

manure storage and manure processing

film noirs

from the Vietnam War to the Nazi past

Harry experienced harrowing conditions in concentration and labour camps during the war

The diverse contributions to this book offer a range of integral approaches to ecology that cross the boundaries of the humanities and sciences and help us understand and respond to today's ecological challenges

Combines phenomenology with the "enactivist" approach to consciousness theory and recent emotion research to explore the way self-motivated action plans shape selective attention