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A broad-ranging introduction to politics and society in India, set in a historical and cultural context. Written by two expert authors it assumes no prior knowledge but aims to provide a balanced and nuanced understanding of the key issues that have faced India since independence and the challenges it confronts in the 21st century.

This book provides a systematic exploration of party system change. By applying the concept of political entrepreneurship and using a detailed case study of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, it demonstrates how party leaders can exercise their agency and drive party system change. Recent developments in Tamil politics are taken into account in the light of the literature on party systems, achieving a classification of the party system and revealing patterns of change. The author explains the process of the change by comparing the careers of successful and failed party leaders, thus identifying the factors that enabled some political entrepreneurs to successfully found political parties and contribute to the process of party system change. Examining issues such as regional parties, political entrepreneurship, social change, caste and religious nationalism, the book illustrates the key forces shaping contemporary Indian politics, and presents an example of how the trend toward identity politics and the rising influence of regional political parties are fashioning a new Indian polity. With a broad cross-disciplinary appeal, the book will be of interest to students of South Asian politics, comparative politics, sociology and anthropology.

This set includes volumes covering ethics and political philosophy. It features two works by the eminent philosopher C. D. Broad. The first, Ethics and History of Philosophy is a selection of public lectures and articles spanning 25 years. The second, Five Types of Ethical Theory provides a critical discussion of five very different theories of ethics, those of Spinoza, Butler, Hume, Kant and Sidgwick. Of the other books in the set, Ethical Relativity examines the link between moral judgements and emotion. History of Chinese Political Thought, Political Pluralism and The Individual and the Community all examine different aspects of moral, political and social philosophy. Dating between 1927 and 1952, the books in this set will appeal to those with an interest in how the study of ethics and political philosophy have developed over the years.

Spanning thirty years, from 1922 to 1952, the titles in this set present the thinking of key philosophers on both sides of the Atlantic. Three of the volumes are concerned with the eminent American philosopher Charles Peirce. Justus Buchler's Charles Peirce's Empiricism closely examines aspects of Peirce's philosophy. Chance, Love and Logic and The Philosophy of Peirce are both edited collections of Peirce's writings, the first published 1922, the second in 1950. The set also includes the classic work Philosophical Studies, by the famous philosopher G. E. Moore.

Covering the theory, policy and practice of development economics across the globe, the titles in this set include three by Nobel Prize Winner W. Arthur Lewis, as well as the renowned economists G. C. Allen and Peter Bauer.

Spanning the publication years 1919-1983 these titles cover economic history in Britain, China, Japan and the USA.

Authors from Australia, France, Germany, the UK and USA are among those whose work is represented in this set. Tabular information, diagrams and real examples all supplement the theoretical issues discussed in these books.

Covering the fields of productivity, monopolies, mergers, and industrial organization the titles in this set include original research and statistical studies from industries as diverse as Banking & Finance to Shipping and Textiles from Europe, the UK, USA and Asia.

Providing a comprehensive survey of the field, the books in this set examine both general principles and problems, as well as specific factors of industrial relations and human resource management such as Equal Opportunities, Productivity Factors, Strategic Choice, and Labour Efficiency.

Including Joseph Schumpeter's landmark work Economic Doctrine and Method, the titles represented in this set provide both a broad survey of economic thought through the ages and also examine the role of economics and its theory in relation to the social and political life of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Monetary policy, the role of money and the economics of inflation are just some of the issues covered in this set.

The titles in this set cover fiscal policy, the theory of taxation, and the principles of public finance and planning and are authored by some of the most eminent economists of the twentieth century including Bent Hansen, Nicholas Kaldor and Hugh Dalton.

Charting the development of economic and social policy in the twentieth century, the books in this set draw on international examples to supplement the theoretical material discussed.

This set illustrates the diversity of Indian language and literature, incorporating translations and discussions of Indian poetry, dramas and proverbs. Albrecht Weber's foundational study, The History of Indian Literature includes analyses of writings from the Sanskrit, Buddhist and Vedic periods. Herman Jensen's A Classical Collection of Tamil Proverbs lists proverbs in the Tamil script and with both a literal translation, and an explanation in English. Similarly, John Christian's Behar Proverbs illustrates the different means of expression in these regional proverbs. The volumes in this set will be very useful research tools for anyone interested in Indian Language and Literature.

This set encompasses historical studies on India's financial system, race in Hindu culture, and the position of women in ancient India. It includes three seminal works by the Indian historian Romesh Chunder Dutt on the history of civilisation. W.W Hunter's The Indian Empire covers a vast variety of topics during 100 to 1880 AD. Racial Synthesis in Hindu Culture by Viswanatha is a study of non-Aryan culture in India as an attempt to illustrate the gradual fusion of Indian and European cultures. Sachau provides an excellent translation of al-Biruni's celebrated travel account on medieval India.

The ten volumes in this set provide an important overview of early concepts of Hindu philosophy. J.R. Ballantyne's The Sánkhya Aphorisms of Kapila and Davies's translation of the epic poem, The Bhagavad Gita offer interpretations of fundamental texts in Hindu philosophy. Also reprinted is John Dowson's Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology, which represents one of the first serious endeavours to classify for a western audience the religion, geography, history and literature of the Hindu world.

This comprehensive set includes thorough examinations of the Qurán in Wherry's essential four volume commentary. There is also an excellent overview of Islam by the well known scholar Edward Sell, The Faith of Islam which examines the history of Islam, the different forms of Islam and religious practice. This set will prove to be an excellent historical resource for anyone interested in western scholarship of Islamic doctrine, and the writings in the Qurán

This set demonstrates the increasing interest among Western people paid to civilisation in the East at the turn of the nineteenth century. Included are Kishio Satomi's studies on Nichiren and Japanese idealism, which were written from an Eastern viewpoint specifically for a Western audience. Also reprinted here is Chamberlain's translation from classical Japanese poetry which offers one of the first known attempts to interpret the literature of the Japanese to the Western world.

No study of religious practice, ancient or modern, is complete without reference to the work of sociologists on religious practice. This set explores the social, economic and behavioural contexts of religious activity. It includes volumes by key anthropologist Werner Stark and economist Frank Knight.

This set includes accounts of contemporary philosophy in America, Britain and Australia; the translation of work from the continent including Husserl's classic text, Ideas; and writings by and about G. E. Moore.

The three volumes reprinted here investigate the philosophy of the aesthetic experience.

This set explores questions of moral philosophy and reprints the epic, Ethics, by eminent German philosopher, Nicolai Hartman. Also included in this set is Brand Blanshard's Reason and Goodness.

Reprinted here are translations of three of Georg Wilhelm Hegel's major works as they first appeared in the Muirhead Library. Also included is an original crique by John Niemeyer Findlay.

Immanuel Kant is one of the major figures of the European Enlightenment. The writings reprinted here address the impact of this important philosopher.

Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the question of existence and the nature of reality. Reprinted here are 17 texts offering a broad range of different perspectives.

This 6 volume set offers illuminating insights and observations on the nature of familial relationships. Areas covered include social expectations of husband and wife relationships, psychosomatic disorders and mental health.

These 12 volumes represent a range of research from psychology and sociology in relation to the individual in the community.

This book provides a systematic exploration of party system change. By applying the concept of political entrepreneurship and using a detailed case study of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, it demonstrates how party leaders can exercise their agency and drive party system change. Recent developments in Tamil politics are taken into account in the light of the literature on party systems, achieving a classification of the party system and revealing patterns of change. The author explains the process of the change by comparing the careers of successful and failed party leaders, thus identifying the factors that enabled some political entrepreneurs to successfully found political parties and contribute to the process of party system change. Examining issues such as regional parties, political entrepreneurship, social change, caste and religious nationalism, the book illustrates the key forces shaping contemporary Indian politics, and presents an example of how the trend toward identity politics and the rising influence of regional political parties are fashioning a new Indian polity. With a broad cross-disciplinary appeal, the book will be of interest to students of South Asian politics, comparative politics, sociology and anthropology.