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An Anthropologist Among the Historians and Other Essays
Häftad, 1991
205 kr
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These twenty-three essays by Professor Cohn are collected here for the first time. The first section is concerned with methodology within the disciplines of history and anthropology, particularly as these relate to scholarly writings on India. The more empirical offerings within the next four …
Public Policy and Politics in India (OIP)
How Institutions Matter
Häftad, 2015
216 kr
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Policymaking in India evokes an image of rational decision-making and technical optimality. However, the arena of policymaking is characterized by conflict and contestation resolved through processes of negotiations and compromises. A significant amount of research in India focuses on policy goals …
Ghalib 1797-1869
Life and Letters
Häftad, 1994
382 kr
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Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib (1797-1869), noble, poet, and wit of Mughal Delhi in the twilight years before the crushing of the revolt of 1857 finally extinguished Mughal power, has long been possibly the most famous and the most popular of the poets of Urdu and Persian that the Indo-Pakistan …
BAHUDHA AND THE POST 9/11 WORLD_OIP
Häftad, 2020
309 kr
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The rise of terrorism and fundamentalism in recent times has brought about phenomenal changes in global politics. These call for a new, bold, and imaginative statecraft from world leaders. Underlining the need to transcend age old peace mechanisms and to reconstruct our language of discourse, this …
Mahatma Gandhi
A Biography
Av B. R. Nanda
Häftad, 1989
63 kr
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This book is intended for anyone interested in Indian and Commonwealth history and politics.
Realism and Reality
The Novel and Society in India
Häftad, 1994
147 kr
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Extract from review:'... Mukherjee's book is valuable as an original, insightful commentary upon the Indian regional novel. Further, it suggests a methodology for examining the means by which other derivative literatures within the colonized world reconciled the demands of western realism with the …
The Grammar of Caste
Economic Discrimination in Contemporary India
Häftad, 2019
292 kr
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Is the caste system disappearing? Are traditional hierarchies being replaced by competing equalities? Do globalization and liberalization automatically result in diminishing disparities? Are modern labour markets intrinsically meritocratic and efficient? Challenging the dominant discourse and …
Brass Baja
Stories from the World of Indian Wedding Bands [OIP]
Häftad, 2017
352 kr
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Anyone who has seen a wedding procession in northern India would have heard and seen the band of professional musicians accompanying the procession. Surrounded by bright lamps and dressed in uniforms reminiscent of military finery, these are the men who herald the arrival of the groom. In spite of …
Company of Kinsmen
Enterprise and Community in South Asian History 1700-1940
Häftad, 2018
228 kr
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This book chronicles how the concept of organizing people to serve economic ends emerged in early modern and colonial India. It examines rules of cooperation, why people decided to join forces, how disputes were settled, and how cooperative communities became increasingly unstable in more modern …
Offend, Shock, or Disturb
Free Speech under the Indian Constitution (OIP)
Häftad, 2018
256 kr
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Offend, Shock, or Disturb is a comprehensive examination of free speech under the Indian Constitution. It explores Indian free speech jurisprudence from a doctrinal, comparative, and philosophical perspective. Taking as its point of departure the constitutional guarantee of the freedom of speech …
