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Indian writers of English such as G.V. Desani, Salman Rushdie, Amit Chaudhuri, Amitav Ghosh, Vikram Seth, Allan Sealy, Shashi Tharoor, Arundhati Roy, Vikram Chandra and Jhumpa Lahiri have taken the potentialities of the novel form to new heights. Against

Indic literature (English) --- Postcolonialism in literature --- Postcolonialism --- Post-colonialism --- Postcolonial theory --- Political science --- Decolonization --- English literature --- Indo-English literature --- Indic literature --- History and criticism. --- Themes, motives --- History and criticism --- Themes, motives&delete& --- Littérature postcoloniale --- Roman indien (de l'inde) de langue anglaise

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Paradise is commonly imagined as a place of departure or arrival, beginning and closure, permanent inhabitation of which, however much desired, is illusory. This makes it the dream of the traveller, the explorer, the migrant - hence, a trope recurrent in postcolonial writing, which is so centrally concerned with questions of displacement and belonging. Projections of Paradise documents this concern and demonstrates the indebtedness of writers as diverse as Salman Rushdie, Agha Shahid Ali, Cyril Dabydeen, Bernardine Evaristo, Amitav Ghosh, James Goonewardene, Romesh Gunesekera, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Janette Turner Hospital, Penelope Lively, Fatima Mernissi, Michael Ondaatje, Shyam Selvadurai, M.G. Vassanji, and Rudy Wiebe to strikingly similar myths of fulfilment. In writing, directly or indirectly, about the experience of migration, all project paradises as places of origin or destination, as homes left or not yet found, as objects of nostalgic recollection or hopeful anticipation. Yet in locating such places, quite specifically, in Egypt, Zanzibar, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, the Sundarbans, Canada, the Caribbean, Queensland, Morocco, Tuscany, Russia, the Arctic, the USA, and England, they also subvert received fantasies of paradise as a pleasurable land rich with natural beauty. Projections of Paradise explores what happens to these fantasies and what remains of them as postcolonial writings call them into question and expose the often hellish realities from which popular dreams of ideal elsewheres are commonly meant to provide an escape.

Postcolonialisme --- Voyages imaginaires --- Emigration et immigration --- Dans la littérature --- Émigration et immigration

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Paradise is commonly imagined as a place of departure or arrival, beginning and closure, permanent inhabitation of which, however much desired, is illusory. This makes it the dream of the traveller, the explorer, the migrant – hence, a trope recurrent in postcolonial writing, which is so centrally concerned with questions of displacement and belonging. Projections of Paradise documents this concern and demonstrates the indebtedness of writers as diverse as Salman Rushdie, Agha Shahid Ali, Cyril Dabydeen, Bernardine Evaristo, Amitav Ghosh, James Goonewardene, Romesh Gunesekera, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Janette Turner Hospital, Penelope Lively, Fatima Mernissi, Michael Ondaatje, Shyam Selvadurai, M.G. Vassanji, and Rudy Wiebe to strikingly similar myths of fulfilment. In writing, directly or indirectly, about the experience of migration, all project paradises as places of origin or destination, as homes left or not yet found, as objects of nostalgic recollection or hopeful anticipation. Yet in locating such places, quite specifically, in Egypt, Zanzibar, Kashmir, Sri Lanka, the Sundarbans, Canada, the Caribbean, Queensland, Morocco, Tuscany, Russia, the Arctic, the USA, and England, they also subvert received fantasies of paradise as a pleasurable land rich with natural beauty. Projections of Paradise explores what happens to these fantasies and what remains of them as postcolonial writings call them into question and expose the often hellish realities from which popular dreams of ideal elsewheres are commonly meant to provide an escape. Contributors: Vera Alexander, Gerd Bayer, Derek Coyle, Geetha Ganapathy-Doré, Evelyne Hanquart-Turner, Ursula Kluwick, Janne Korkka, Marta Mamet-Michalkiewicz, Sofia Muñoz-Valdieso, Susanne Pichler, Helga Ramsey-Kurz, Ulla Ratheiser, Petra Tournay-Thedotou.

Paradise in literature. --- Postcolonialism in literature. --- Emigration and immigration in literature. --- Postcolonialism. --- Post-colonialism --- Postcolonial theory --- Political science --- Decolonization

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Global Commons: Issues, Concerns and Strategies presents a comprehensive international perspective on the global commons-natural resource domains that are not subject to national jurisdictions and are accessible to all nations. These include the oceans, atmosphere and outer space, and specific locations such as Antarctica. Due to their critical importance in maintaining human lives and livelihoods, and their vulnerability to depletion, the collaborative preservation of the global commons is of great relevance to all human communities.  Leading world powers, such as France, are increasingly adopting environmental policies as key to their functioning as democracies. After the Paris Climate Conference, there has been a spurt in cooperation between major nations, such as France and India, in the fight against climate change. This book provides exhaustive coverage of all the major facets of preservation of the global commons. It will, therefore, prove indispensable to all stakeholders in a new, just and sustainable world order.

Global commons. --- Climate change mitigation. --- Environmental degradation.

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"Fruit des débats organisés à Paris lors du colloque international du 8 juin 2025, l'objet de cet ouvrage vise à mettre en lumière la complexité des liens entre "sécurité et environnement", au regard de l'évolution de la notion de sécurité environnementale sous l'angle des sciences juridiques, politiques et de l'anthropologie. Traçant les contours et soulignant le potentiel du concept de sécurité environnementale, ces nouvelles pistes de réflexions débutent par un cadrage théorique du lien entre cette notion complexe et le droit de l'environnement (Titre 1). Si les sociétés humaines ont acquis et développent aujourd'hui des capacités réactives et d'adaptation inédites face aux crises, le monde du début du XXe siècle est aussi caractérisé par un sentiment de vulnérabilité lié aux changements environnementaux globaux, aux enjeux géopolitiques de l'énergie, aux crises multiformes concernant l'accès aux ressources et, d'une manière globale, aux problèmes de sécurité humaine. Tous ces sujets se retrouvent à différentes échelles : internationale (Titre 2), européenne (Titre 3) et régionale ou encore locale (Titre 4). Sont ensuite abordées les différentes sécurités environnementales en offrant un panel illustratif et non exhaustif de thèmes aussi importants que les changements climatiques, la sécurité énergétique (gaz de schiste), la biosécurité et la forêt, auxquels s'ajoute une réflexion sur les ravages environnementaux des politiques sécuritaires antidrogues (Titre 5). Enfin, les obligations plus ou moins assumées de l'État — prévention, action ou inaction — interrogent la sécurité environnementale. Une réflexion est alors engagée sur le lien entre ses exigences et celles de la sécurité nationale (Titre 6)".--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Environmental law --- Environnement --- Politique de l'environnement --- Climat --- Protection --- Droit --- Changements --- Prévention --- droit de l'environnement --- droit administratif --- securite --- milieurecht --- administratief recht --- veiligheid --- Environmental policy --- Human security --- Sécurité humaine --- Politique gouvernementale --- E-books --- Droit. --- Prévention.