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Childbirth in South Asia
Old Challenges and New Paradoxes
Av Clémence Jullien, Roger Jeffery
Inbunden, 2021
874 kr
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Across the world, the conditions of childbirth are changing but not all in the same direction. Women in Western countries press for more home deliveries, and to confront some of the effects of the over-medicalisation of motherhood. Most developing countries, by contrast, promote deliveries in …
Diversity and Change in Modern India
Economic, Social and Political Approaches
Av Anthony F. Heath, Roger Jeffery
Inbunden, 2010
1210 kr
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India's society, economy, and polity have been transformed at a gathering pace since the early 1990s, and India's growing role on the world stage makes it imperative to understand the roots and consequences of these changes. The 11 papers in this interdisciplinary volume review the growing body of …
India In Edinburgh
1750s to the Present
Inbunden, 2019
2581 kr
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Roger Jeffery in this book has brought together 10 original, well-researched and well-written essays which bring to life the presence of India in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh. On the surface Edinburgh is a purely Scottish city: its ‘India’ past is not easily visible. Yet, from the late …
Reforming Education and Challenging Inequalities in Southern Contexts
Research and Policy in International Development
Av Pauline Rose, Madeleine Arnot m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
2661 kr
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This book offers in-depth analyses of how education interacts with social inequality in Southern contexts. Drawing on a range of disciplinary frameworks, it presents new analyses of existing knowledge and new empirical data which define the challenges and possibilities of successful educational …
Don't Marry Me To A Plowman!
Women's Everyday Lives In Rural North India
Av Patricia Jeffery, Roger Jeffery
Inbunden, 2019
2510 kr
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Popular Western images of Indian women range from submissive brides behind their veils to the powerful, active women of Indian politics. In this lively and unique book, Patricia and Roger Jeffery present a different perspective on women's lives. Focusing on the mundane rather than the exotic, they …
Reforming Education and Challenging Inequalities in Southern Contexts
Research and Policy in International Development
Av Pauline Rose, Madeleine Arnot m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
629 kr
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This book offers in-depth analyses of how education interacts with social inequality in Southern contexts. Drawing on a range of disciplinary frameworks, it presents new analyses of existing knowledge and new empirical data which define the challenges and possibilities of successful educational …
Don't Marry Me To A Plowman!
Women's Everyday Lives In Rural North India
Av Roger Jeffery, Patricia Jeffery
E-bok, 2018
1004 kr
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Popular Western images of Indian women range from submissive brides behind their veils to the powerful, active women of Indian politics. In this lively and unique book, Patricia and Roger Jeffery present a different perspective on women’s lives. Focusing on the mundane rather than the exotic, …
Don't Marry Me To A Plowman!
Women's Everyday Lives In Rural North India
Av Roger Jeffery, Patricia Jeffery
E-bok, 2018
1004 kr
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Popular Western images of Indian women range from submissive brides behind their veils to the powerful, active women of Indian politics. In this lively and unique book, Patricia and Roger Jeffery present a different perspective on women’s lives. Focusing on the mundane rather than the exotic, …
Population, Gender and Politics
Demographic Change in Rural North India
Av Roger Jeffery, Patricia Jeffery m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
732 kr
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Roger and Patricia Jeffery are well known for their work on religion and gender in South Asia. In their latest book, a study of the demographic processes of two castes in rural north India, they ask why fertility levels are higher among the Muslim Sheikhs than the Hindu Jats. They conclude that …
Degrees Without Freedom?
Education, Masculinities, and Unemployment in North India
Av Craig Jeffrey, Patricia Jeffery m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1217 kr
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Degrees Without Freedom? re-evaluates debates on education, modernity, and social change in contemporary development studies and anthropology. Education is widely imputed with the capacity to transform the prospects of the poor. But in the context of widespread unemployment in rural north India, it …
Degrees Without Freedom?
Education, Masculinities, and Unemployment in North India
Av Craig Jeffrey, Patricia Jeffery m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
293 kr
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Degrees Without Freedom? re-evaluates debates on education, modernity, and social change in contemporary development studies and anthropology. Education is widely imputed with the capacity to transform the prospects of the poor. But in the context of widespread unemployment in rural north India, it …
Don't Marry Me To A Plowman!
Women's Everyday Lives In Rural North India
Av Patricia Jeffery, Roger Jeffery
Häftad, 1996
853 kr
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Popular Western images of Indian women range from submissive brides behind their veils to the powerful, active women of Indian politics. In this lively and unique book, Patricia and Roger Jeffery present a different perspective on women's lives. Focusing on the mundane rather than the exotic, they …
Reforming Education and Challenging Inequalities in Southern Contexts
Research and Policy in International Development
Av Nidhi Singal, Roger Jeffery m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
659 kr
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This book offers in-depth analyses of how education interacts with social inequality in Southern contexts. Drawing on a range of disciplinary frameworks, it presents new analyses of existing knowledge and new empirical data which define the challenges and possibilities of successful educational …
Reforming Education and Challenging Inequalities in Southern Contexts
Research and Policy in International Development
Av Nidhi Singal, Roger Jeffery m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
673 kr
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This book offers in-depth analyses of how education interacts with social inequality in Southern contexts. Drawing on a range of disciplinary frameworks, it presents new analyses of existing knowledge and new empirical data which define the challenges and possibilities of successful educational …
India In Edinburgh
1750s to the Present
E-bok, 2019
820 kr
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Roger Jeffery in this book has brought together 10 original, well-researched and well-written essays which bring to life the presence of India in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh. On the surface Edinburgh is a purely Scottish city: its ‘India’ past is not easily visible. Yet, from the …
India In Edinburgh
1750s to the Present
E-bok, 2019
820 kr
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Roger Jeffery in this book has brought together 10 original, well-researched and well-written essays which bring to life the presence of India in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh. On the surface Edinburgh is a purely Scottish city: its ‘India’ past is not easily visible. Yet, from the …
India In Edinburgh
1750s to the Present
Häftad, 2024
713 kr
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Roger Jeffery in this book has brought together 10 original, well-researched and well-written essays which bring to life the presence of India in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh. On the surface Edinburgh is a purely Scottish city: its ‘India’ past is not easily visible. Yet, from the late …
Perceptions of Empire
Edinburgh’s Engagement with India
Av Roger Jeffery, Friederike Voigt
Inbunden, 2027
2480 kr
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This book explores Edinburgh's deep historical connections with India and South Asia, spanning the 18th to 20th centuries. Through the lives of key figures such as William Robertson, Maria Dundas, and Alexander Duff, it examines themes of colonialism, cultural exchange, missionary work, and the …
Confronting Saffron Demography
Religion, Fertility, and Women's Status in India
Av Patricia Jeffery, Roger Jeffery
Häftad, 2006
134 kr
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Social Construction of Indian Forests
Inbunden, 2024
776 kr
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The meanings of Indian forests have been contested for many years. Even before the British colonial period, forests were seen as the haunts of outlaws, the source of beautiful images, the abode of holy men, as reserves for hunting as well as potential resources for exploitation. The Social …
