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BOOK PROPOSAL FORM Please complete this form in as much detail as possible, using separate sheets where necessary

A. AUTHOR(S)/EDITOR(S) 1. 2. 3. 4. B. Title: Name(s) and Full Mailing Address(es) of the Author(s)/Editor(s): Telephone Number: Fax Number: E-Mail Address:

Subtitle:

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DETAILS Please let us have the details requested below on separate sheets if necessary. If yours is either a research report or a doctoral dissertation or an edited collection, then please ensure that you complete either section D or E or F below as applicable. 1. Brief Synopsis: (500-800 words) describing the main features of your book. A chapter wise synopsis is preferable. Table of Contents: In the case of edited volumes, please also provide the names and affiliations of the contributors. Length: Expressed preferably in words or in printed pages (indicating physical dimensions).

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3. D.

MARKET Please indicate (on a separate sheet) the main readership for your book. If yours is intended for a student audience, then let us know the course/paper and level at which your book is aimed In addition, what are the main texts which will compete with yours and why is your text different from them?

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RESEARCH REPORTS If yours is a research report, please let us know: 1. 2. 3. 4. For whom the research was undertaken: The year in which the research was initiated: The year in which the primary research was completed: The date on which the report was submitted:

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DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS If yours is a thesis, please let us know:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G.

The name of the University where the thesis was submitted: The year in which you enrolled for your thesis: The year in which you submitted your thesis: The year in which you were awarded your doctorate: Have you revised your thesis and converted it into book form? If so, when:

EDITED VOLUMES If yours is an edited collection, please let us know: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Is it based on a Seminar/Workshop/Conference? If so, when was the event held? Who sponsored it? Have all papers presented at the event been included or has there been a selection process? Have the papers been suitably revised and up-dated for publication? If so, when? Have the Editor(s) provided a proper introduction to the volume? Have any of the essays in the volume been published elsewhere? If so, please provide full details of where and when: In the case of essays published elsewhere, has written permission been obtained from the copyright-holder/author in each case? In all other cases, has written permission been obtained from the authors of the essays to include their papers in your volume?

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