Education and Society in South Asia – serie
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In Search of a Future
Youth, Aspiration, and Mobility in Nepal
Inbunden, 2020
409 kr
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In a conversation about youth agency, the most common discourses that come up are of acts of liberation, resistance, and deviance. However, this perspective is fairly narrow and runs the risk of reinforcing pervasive and often polarizing depictions of youth. In order to broaden the understanding of …
Endless Siege
Education and Nationalism in Vidya Bharati Schools
Inbunden, 2022
2123 kr
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This is an ethnographic study of the Vidya Bharati chain of schools in India which are run by a Hindu nationalist organization called the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The first study of its kind, this volume is an important narrative on the role and impact of textbooks in modern India. …
Anthropological Perspectives on Education in Nepal
Educational Transformations and Avenues of Learning
Av Karen Valentin, Karen Valentin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1670 kr
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What is education, and who counts as an 'educated person' amidst competing religious, political, and pedagogical ideologies, which have shaped contemporary educational practices and institutions in Nepal? How have social and political changes, an increasing commodification of education, a continued …
Gender, Caste, and Class in South India's Technical Institutions
Inbunden, 2024
1777 kr
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With a wide arc encompassing the institutional big men, who run technical institutes and colleges, and the micro-politics of friendships and relationships, this book is a deep dive into the world of Indian engineering colleges. It juxtaposes the stark realities and lived experiences of students …
School as a Secular Space in Contemporary India
Everyday Practice in Azad Bharat Vidyalaya
Inbunden, 2026
1226 kr
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The Constitution of India upholds secularism as a key ideal. Although the 42nd amendment to the Preamble to the Constitution officially declared India to be a 'sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic', the Constitution itself does not prescribe a specific definition of secularism. Given …
