ISBN: 9780253354730

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The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Everyday Life in South Asia by Diane Mines Offers a view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. This title explores key themes in understanding the region, including gender, caste, class, religion, globalization, economic liberalization, nationalism, and the modernities. It is suitable for general and student readers. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description An introduction to the peoples and cultures of South Asia. Notes An introduction to the peoples and cultures of South Asia Author Biography Diane P. Mines is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Appalachian State University. She is author of Fierce Gods: Inequality, Ritual, and the Politics of Dignity in a South Indian Village (IUP, 2005).Sarah Lamb is Associate Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Brandeis University. She is author of White Saris and Sweet Mangoes: Aging, Gender and Body in North India and Aging and the Indian Diaspora: Cosmopolitan Families in India and Abroad (IUP, 2009). Table of Contents Acknowledgments; Note on transliteration; Introduction; Map I. The Family and the Life Course; Introduction; 1. One Straw from a Broom Cannot Sweep: The Ideology and Practice of the Joint Family in Rural North India Susan Wadley; 2. Allah Gives Both Boys and Girls Patricia Jeffery and Roger Jeffery; 3. Out Here in Kathmandu: Youth and the Contradictions of Modernity in Urban Nepal Mark Liechty; 4. Negotiating Kinship, Courtship, Marriage and Divorce in an Indian Call Center Cari Costanzo Kapur; 5. Love and Aging in Bengali Families Sarah Lamb; II. Genders; Introduction; 6. New Light in the House: Schooling Girls in Rural North India Ann Grodzins Gold; 7. Roadwork: Offstage with Special Drama Actresses in Tamilnadu, South India Susan Seizer; 8. Breadwinners No More: Identities in Flux Michele Ruth Gamburd; 9. Life on the Margins: A Hijra's Story Serena Nanda; 10. Crossing "Lines" of Difference: Transnational Movements and Sexual Subjectivities in Hyderabad, India Gayatri Reddy; III. Caste, Class and Community; Introduction; 11. Seven Prevalent Misconceptions about India's Caste System; 12. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes: Hierarchy and Festival in a Hindu City Steven Parish; 13. High and Low Castes in Karani Viramma, with Josiane Racine and Jean Luc Racine; 14. Weakness, Worry Illness, and Poverty in the Slums of Dhaka Sabina Faiz Rashid; 15. Anjali's Prospects: Class Mobility in Urban India Sara Dickey; 16. Recasting the Secular: Religion and Education in Kerala, India Ritty Lukose; IV. Practicing Religion; Introduction; 17. The Hindu Gods in a South Indian Village Diane Mines; 18. The Feast of Love McKim Marriott; 19. The Delusion of Gender and Renunciation in Buddhist Kashmir Kim Gutschow; 20. Muslim Village Intellectuals: The Life of the Mind in Northern Pakistan Magnus Marsden; 21. In Friendship: A Father, a Daughter and a Jinn Naveeda Khan; 22. Vernacular Islam at a Healing Crossroads in Hyderabad Joyce Burkhalter Flueckiger; V. Nation-making; Introduction; 23. Voices from the Partition Urvashi Butalia; 24. A Day in the Life Laura Ring; 25. Living and Dying for Mother India: Hindu Nationalist Female Renouncers and Sacred Duty Kalyani Devaki Menon; 26. Political Praise in Tamil Newspapers: The Poetry and Iconography of Democratic Power Bernard Bate; 27. The Good Girls of Sri Lankan Modernity Caitrin Lynch; 28. Interviews with High School Students in Eastern Sri Lanka Margaret Trawick; VI. Globalization, Public Culture and the South Asian Diaspora; Introduction; 29. Cinema in the Countryside: Popular Tamil Film and the Remaking of Rural Life Anand Pandian; 30. Dangerous Desires: Television and Erotics in Late Twentieth-Century India Purnima Mankekar; 31. A Diaspora Ramayana in Southall Paula Richman; 32. British Sikh Lives, Lived in Translation Kathleen Hall; 33. Examining the "Global" Indian Middle Class: Gender and Culture in the Silicon Valley/Bangalore Circuit Smitha Radhakrishnan; 34. Placing Lives through Stories: Second Generation South Asian Americans Kirin Narayan; 35. Unexpected Destinations E. Valentine Daniel References; Contributors; Index Review "Richly informative but accessible and user friendly for classroom use... This excellent volume of essays belongs in many placesoon the shelves of specialists and non-specialists alike." Journal of Asian Studies Review Quote "This wonderful collection serves as a unique introduction to cultural life in contemporary South Asia. The essays included here provide insights into everyday life that are unavailable from any other single source. This text will be of great interest to scholars and students in anthropology, sociology, gender studies, religious studies, geography, and communication studies." -Akhil Gupta, University of California, Los Angeles Promotional "Headline" An introduction to the peoples and cultures of South Asia Details ISBN0253354730 Publisher Indiana University Press Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0253354730 ISBN-13 9780253354730 Media Book Format Hardcover Author Diane Mines Year 2010 Imprint Indiana University Press Place of Publication Bloomington, IN Country of Publication United States Edited by Sarah Lamb DEWEY 306.0954 Short Title EVERYDAY LIFE IN SOUTH ASIA-2E Pages 566 Publication Date 2010-05-25 Replaces 9780253221940 Illustrations 28 b&w illus., 2 maps Replaced by 9780253221940 Audience Professional and Scholarly We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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ISBN: 9780253354730

This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For the second edition of this popular textbo… Plus…

This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For the second edition of this popular textbook, readings have been updated and new essays added. The result is a timely collection that explores key themes in understanding the region, including gender, caste, class, religion, globalization, economic liberalization, nationalism, and emerging modernities. New readings focus attention on the experiences of the middle classes, migrant workers, and IT professionals, and on media, consumerism, and youth culture. Clear and engaged writing makes this text particularly valuable for general and student readers, while the range of new and classic scholarship provides a useful resource for specialists. Books, Social and Cultural Studies, Everyday Life In South Asia, Second Edition Books>Social and Cultural Studies This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives ofordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For thesecond edition of this popular textbook, readings have been updated and new essaysadded. The result is a timely collection that explores key themes in understandingthe region, including gender, caste, class, religion, globalization, economicliberalization, nationalism, and emerging modernities. New readings focus attentionon the experiences of the middle classes, migrant workers, and IT professionals, andon media, consumerism, and youth culture. Clear and engaged writing makes this textparticularly valuable for general and student readers, while the range of new andclassic scholarship provides a useful resource for specialists.<

ISBN: 9780253354730

This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For the second edition of this popular textbo… Plus…

This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For the second edition of this popular textbook, readings have been updated and new essays added. The result is a timely collection that explores key themes in understanding the region, including gender, caste, class, religion, globalization, economic liberalization, nationalism, and emerging modernities. New readings focus attention on the experiences of the middle classes, migrant workers, and IT professionals, and on media, consumerism, and youth culture. Clear and engaged writing makes this text particularly valuable for general and student readers, while the range of new and classic scholarship provides a useful resource for specialists. History History eBook This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives ofordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For thesecond edition of this popular textbook, readings have been updated and new essaysadded. The result is a timely collection that explores key themes in understandingthe region, including gender, caste, class, religion, globalization, economicliberalization, nationalism, and emerging modernities. New readings focus attentionon the experiences of the middle classes, migrant workers, and IT professionals, andon media, consumerism, and youth culture. Clear and engaged writing makes this textparticularly valuable for general and student readers, while the range of new andclassic scholarship provides a useful resource for specialists.<

ISBN: 9780253354730

This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For the second edition of this popular textbo… Plus…

This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For the second edition of this popular textbook, readings have been updated and new essays added. The result is a timely collection that explores key themes in understanding the region, including gender, caste, class, religion, globalization, economic liberalization, nationalism, and emerging modernities. New readings focus attention on the experiences of the middle classes, migrant workers, and IT professionals, and on media, consumerism, and youth culture. Clear and engaged writing makes this text particularly valuable for general and student readers, while the range of new and classic scholarship provides a useful resource for specialists. History History eBook, Indiana University Press<