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The Ragpickers
In a remote corner of 1930’s Spain a small settlement of ancient, displaced peasants eke out a precarious existence as squatters in a hilltop shanty-town reflecting the country’s unstable political balance in the stagnation between the First Republic and the coming civil war. One of these old ragpickers happens upon a week-or-so-old baby that has been abandoned in an alley of the nearby city. The old man does not hesitate to rescue the baby into his donkey cart because of the numerous large rats that infest the alleys. But persuading the other old folks to allow him and his wife to keep the baby is another matter. After much wrangling they all agree the old couple can keep the baby at le...
The Child Ragpickers
The Book Is A Multidisciplinary Investigation Into Various Aspects Of Pressing Socioeconomic Problems Facing Child Ragpickers And Welfare Mechanism We Have For Them In India It Provides A Comperhensive Evaluation Of Children S Participation At Work And
The Smile of a Ragpicker
Following his acclaimed work, A Song for Nagasaki, in which Fr. Paul Glynn told the powerful story of Dr. Nagai, a Christian convert of remarkable courage and compassion who ministered to victims of the atomic bomb attack on his city, The Smile of a Ragpicker brings us the heroic story of Satoko Kitahara, a young, beautiful woman of wealth who gave up her riches and comfort to be among the ragpickers in the Tokyo slums. Motivated by her newfound faith in Christ, she plunged into the life of the poor, regardless of the consequences. As Satoko helped the poor with their material and spiritual needs, she also helped them to recover their self-respect and dignity. Satokoಙs story demonstrates h...
Urbanization in Asia
This work focuses on urban governance in the developing world, its aim being to bring a holistic perspective to the debate on urban governance in Asia and around the globe. It has been divided into three sections: The first section is on rural interventions as they influence urbanization and its problems/solutions. The second focuses on urban governance, infrastructure programs, service delivery reforms and their evaluation. The third and final section focuses on urbanization and the environment. In the first section, we present evaluations of India’s rural programs including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), and of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign. T...
The Smile of a Ragpicker
Following his acclaimed work, A Song for Nagasaki, in which Fr. Paul Glynn told the powerful story of Dr. Nagai, a Christian convert of remarkable courage and compassion who ministered to victims of the atomic bomb attack on his city, The Smile of a Ragpicker brings us the heroic story of Satoko Kitahara, a young, beautiful woman of wealth who gave up her riches and comfort to be among the ragpickers in the Tokyo slums. Motivated by her newfound faith in Christ, she plunged into the life of the poor, regardless of the consequences. As Satoko helped the poor with their material and spiritual needs, she also helped them to recover their self-respect and dignity. SatokoÕs story demonstrates ho...
Ragpicker
Huge population causes poverty and various types of pollution. The story tries to portray these concerning points through Ragpicking. The story also focusses on the negative aspects of the society like adultery, prostitution and mischievous human trafficking. Beyond all these, the story depicts friendship, parental care and affection
France From 1851 to the Present
Bringing together history, literature, and popular culture, this book provides a cultural history of France from a period of dominance in the mid-19th century to one of decline or crisis in the first few years of the third millennium. Contains both chronological narrative and a selection of primary documents in translation.
