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Tagore and the Margins of the Nation under Colonialism

Tagore and the Margins of the Nation under Colonialism

This book focuses on India’s anti-colonial politics which Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) brought into the mainstream of nationalist thinking. It browses through the entire corpus of Tagore’s writings in the genres of poetry fiction and essays to glean both used and hitherto unused/un-translated writings that illumine Tagore’s gender consciousness and (proto)feminist thought and empathy presenting it in a wholly new light. It teases out Tagore’s original views on India’s industrial-capitalist development and his views on the roles of applied scientists and engineers in it to highlight his critique of the nature of science teaching in colonial India. The volume also delineates Tagore’s Upanişadic ecologism that creatively evoked anticolonialism and patriotism. Lucid and topical the book will be indispensable for students and researchers in the fields of comparative literature history political science international relations and sociology at all levels and anybody interested in literary criticism and cultural studies. | Tagore and the Margins of the Nation under Colonialism

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Indian National Congress From Dominance to Decline or Hibernation?

Indian National Congress From Dominance to Decline or Hibernation?

This book presents a systematic analysis of the rise and decline of the Indian National Congress since 1980s using the frame dominance to hibernation. The Indian National Congress (INC or Congress Party) originated in the national movement for India’s freedom and has since been the centrepiece of postindependence multi-party system for nearly four decades. However the Congress has been experiencing a phase of serious decline since the 2014 and 2019 general elections. Analysing years of political history and contemporary developments this volume brings to the fore important issues and key themes such as Evolution of the party system in India the contemporary dynamics and movements Indian National Congress under Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi Ideological and policy reorientation of the party in the 1990s under P. V. Narasimha Rao Revival of mass membership and organizational elections in the party Indian National Congress in the 2000s under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi The 2019 debacle and change in the leadership A comprehensive work on the history of the Congress Party in India this volume will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of political science party politics Indian politics sociology modern Indian history political sociology public administration public policy South Asian studies and governance studies. | Indian National Congress From Dominance to Decline or Hibernation?

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State of the Young Child in India

State of the Young Child in India

This Report is one of the first comprehensive studies on young children in India. It focuses on children under 6 years of age and presents key aspects of their well-being and development. With the highest number of neonatal infant and under-5 deaths in the world there is an urgent need to address issues that continue to affect the young child in India. This volume:Introduces two young child indices aggregating selected indicators to separately track child outcomes and child circumstances. Provides an account of the current situation of the young child in terms of physical and cognitive development access to care disadvantaged children and major issues that have led to the continued neglect of this age group. Explores the policy and legal framework fiscal space and the role and obligations of key stakeholders including the state private sector civil society media and the family. Highlights key recommendations and action points that can help to improve the ecosystem for early childhood care and development. Drawing on specially commissioned technical background papers supplemented by extensive field experience of Mobile Creches in childcare this Report will be of interest to practitioners policymakers and influencers think tanks and researchers of public policy development studies human rights sociology and social anthropology as well as general readers. The Open Access version of this book available at http://www. tandfebooks. com/doi/view/10. 4324/9781003026488 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. . | State of the Young Child in India

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The Last Nizam and His People Profiles and Sketches from Hyderabad

The Last Nizam and His People Profiles and Sketches from Hyderabad

As a Princely State Hyderabad was the largest in population among over 560 tributary states under British paramountcy in colonial India. This book is a collection of profiles and sketches of some of the most important and influential people from the erstwhile Hyderabad State during the first half of the 20th century which marked the last decades of its existence as a distinct entity under the British Raj. It features profiles of Mir Osman Ali Khan the Seventh Nizam; Mir Laik Ali the last Prime Minister of Hyderabad; Kasim Razvi; some of the Nizam’s administrators and diplomats; as well as Sir Walter Monckton the Nizam’s British Constitutional Advisor; amongst others. Unfolding the pages of history the text gives an insight into the administration and affairs of Hyderabad during this time through an examination of the lives of the people closely associated with it. A unique contribution to the literature on modern Indian and colonial history this book will be indispensable for students and researchers of history modern Indian history colonialism imperial history biography and South Asia studies. It will also appeal to general readers interested in the history of Hyderabad. | The Last Nizam and His People Profiles and Sketches from Hyderabad

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Dalits Past Present and Future

Dalits Past Present and Future

This book is a comprehensive introduction to Dalits in India from their origin to the present day. Despite a plethora of provisions for affirmative action in the Indian Constitution Dalits still suffer exclusion on various counts. The book traces the multifarious changes that befell them through history germination of Dalit consciousness during the colonial period and its f lowering under the legendary leadership of Babasaheb Ambedkar. It provides critical insights to their degeneration during the post-Ambedkar period taking stock of all significant developments therein such as the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party Dalit capitalism NGOization of the Dalit discourse and the various implicit or explicit emancipation schemas thrown up by them. It also discusses ideology implicit strategy and tactics of the Dalit movement touches upon one of the most contentious issues of increasing divergence between the Dalit and Marxist movements and delineates the role of the state both colonial and post-colonial in shaping Dalit politics in particular ways. This new edition includes a new chapter providing the causal analysis of the rise of Hindutva under Narendra Modi its fascist march obliterating the idea of India sketched out by the Constitution and forecasts its future as the Hindu Rashtra – the Brahmanic-fascist state – which has been the goal of its progenitors. A tour de force this book brings to the fore many key contemporary concerns and will be of great interest to activists students scholars and teachers of politics political economy sociology anthropology history and social exclusion studies. | Dalits Past Present and Future

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Socio-political Ideas of Aurobindo Ghose

Socio-political Ideas of Aurobindo Ghose

By focusing on the socio-political ideas of the nationalist Aurobindo Ghosh (1872-1950) the book is an analytical dissection of his ideational vision which is still a relatively under-studied area of nationalist thoughts. During the perod 1893-1910 Ghosh radically altered the texture of Indian nationalism by dwelling on how nationalism flourished in different parts of India particularly Japan Italy and Ireland. conceptually different from the prevalent form of nationalist voice it was he who clearly charted out a new course for anti-British campaign that fully unfolded with the appearance of Gandhi (1869-1948) on the Indian political scene. So Aurobindo's politico-ideological vision ushered in a new era in the nationalist battle for India's political emancipation. Not only is the book therefore an intervention in the nationalist thought but also devised new conceptual parameters for comprehending the radicalization of politico-ideological voices while simultaneously mobilizing those who were ready to make supreme sacrifices for the cause. | Socio-political Ideas of Aurobindo Ghose

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Environmental Issues and Challenges

Environmental Issues and Challenges

This book explores the field of environmental studies emphasizing its multidisciplinary nature. It looks at the fundamentals of environmental conservation and the management of sensitive ecosystems. The book provides an overview of the basic concepts used to understand and study diverse ecosystems and their functions as well as the progressively larger yet mutually inclusive units such as the landscape and the biome. It examines the challenges towards preserving biodiversity which is under severe threat due to climate change exploitation of natural resources pollution and man-made disasters. Besides outlining the causes and effects the authors outline control mechanisms to keep pollution within safe limits and offer suggestions for resolving issues such as wildlife poaching and trade water and air pollution deforestation and biodiversity loss through policy changes. This book will be of interest to the students researchers teachers of environmental studies environmental science sociology political science and public administration. This book will also be useful to environmentalists wildlife conservationists and policy makers. | Environmental Issues and Challenges

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The Art of a Corporation The East India Company as Patron and Collector 1600-1860

The Art of a Corporation The East India Company as Patron and Collector 1600-1860

The Art of a Corporation is a comprehensive study of artworks that were commissioned and collected by the East India Company from the early seventeenth to the midnineteenth centuries. These items range from oil paintings on canvas and marble statuary to sandstone Buddhas and metal figurines of Hindu deities. The book takes a chronological approach and focuses on provenance to show that objects are valuable primary resources for understanding the East India Company’s history. The artworks illustrate how one of the longest-surviving multinational corporations in the Western world changed over its three-century history and provide a powerful visual account of its perpetually reinvented image. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of art history colonial art colonial studies British history economic history business history South Asian history post-colonial studies and cultural studies. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4. 0 International license. | The Art of a Corporation The East India Company as Patron and Collector 1600-1860

GBP 120.00
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India and the Changing World Order

India and the Changing World Order

This book brings together new perspectives on India’s foreign policy in the light of a constantly shifting world order. From India’s relations in its immediate neighborhood to its China policy from India-US relations under Biden to Quad from Grand Strategy to peacekeeping this book brings to the fore the shifting terrains of global politics and India’s significant place in it. The chapters in the volume: Critically examine changing preoccupations of India’s foreign policy and its geopolitical interests including its Act East Policy; Include comprehensive inputs on India’s China policy and relations with Japan; Explore India’s relations with the USA the Middle-East Afghanistan and Central Asia; Discuss at length India’s nuclear energy and foreign investment policies; Analyze India’s positioning on the emergence of the Indo-Pacific discourse. This volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of political science and international relations. It will also be of use to foreign policy and diplomacy practitioners career bureaucrats and government think tanks. | India and the Changing World Order

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Kautilya’s Arthashastra Strategic Cultural Roots of India’s Contemporary Statecraft

Kautilya’s Arthashastra Strategic Cultural Roots of India’s Contemporary Statecraft

This book studies India’s foreign policy through the lens of Kautilya’s Arthashastra an ancient Indian treatise on state and statecraft. It assesses the extent of influence of the foundational elements/core beliefs extrapolated from the Arthashastra on the nation’s international behaviour to understand the grand strategic preferences of independent India. The volume examines the basic realist and cultural underpinnings of statecraft such as Yogakshema (Political End Goal) Saptanga (Seven Elements of State) Sadgunyas (Six Measures of Foreign Policy) Rajdharma (Duty of a King) Rajamandala (Circle of kings) and Dharma (Order) mooted in the Arthashastra which have withstood the test of time and space. It evaluates the continuity of strategic cultural traits under the themes of nonalignment bilateral relations with China and Pakistan and nuclear policy. An important intervention in the study of India’s foreign policy the book will be useful for scholars and researchers of foreign policy defence policy international relations defence and strategic studies political science Indian political thought political philosophy classical literature and South Asian studies. | Kautilya’s Arthashastra Strategic Cultural Roots of India’s Contemporary Statecraft

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A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

This volume brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on British colonial rule in India. It draws on sociology history and political science to look at key events and social process between 1757 to 1947 to provide a comprehensive understanding of the colonial history. It begins with the introductory backdrop of the British East India Company when its ship docked at Surat in 1603 and ends with the partition and independence in 1947. A compelling read the book explores a range of key themes which include: – Early colonial polity economic transformation colonial educational policies and other initial developments; – The revolt of 1857 and its aftermath; – Colonial subjectivities and ethnographic interventions colonial capitalism and its insititutions – Constitutional developments in colonial India; – Early nationalist politics the rise of Indian National Congress the role of Gandhi in nationalist politics and the Quit India movement; – Social movements and gender politics under the colonial rule; – Partition of India and independence. Accessibly written and exhaustive this volume will be essential reading for students teachers scholars and researchers of political science history sociology and literature. | A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

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Balochistan and the Mélange of Violence Regional Context and External Factors

Balochistan and the Mélange of Violence Regional Context and External Factors

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the intricate security situation prevailing in Balochistan. It explores and establishes correlations between the internal structural vulnerabilities and fault lines of the Pakistani state with the external influences exerted on the region. Employing a rigorous examination of both primary and secondary data the volume critically examines the multifaceted nature of organised violence in Balochistan. In addition to separatist movements the presence of religious militancy and cross-border terrorism is thoroughly examined. The book delves into the external involvement of regional and global powers in the intricate tapestry of violence within Balochistan thereby shedding light on the emerging geopolitical landscape and the corresponding power dynamics in the region. It also analyses how the implementation of largescale developmental initiatives particularly facilitated by China under the auspices of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has elevated the geostrategic significance of Balochistan while simultaneously entangling it in the vortex of regional power politics. This volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers specializing in geopolitics International Relations and South Asian studies. | Balochistan and the Mélange of Violence Regional Context and External Factors

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The Place of Humanities in Our Universities

The Place of Humanities in Our Universities

This volume examines the critical role of the humanities in universities in India and attempts to redefine its place meaning and function in education. Bringing together distinguished scholars in the country it debates the status and predicament of the humanities in the academic programmes within universities. The issues raised here touch upon the entire gamut of problems that a university faces in finding an adequate rightful and wholesome place for the humanities in its academic curriculum. It discusses the difficulties in the specific identity of disciplines classed under the humanities the powerful reach of the sciences and technological inroads in the teaching and practice of all disciplines the relative academic balancing of disciplines in different universities in India the culture value and the idea of the university digitisation of the humanities and online access and their specific impact on research in the concerned disciplines. The volume also presents an instructive debate on the so-called appropriation of traditional social science concerns by other departments. This book will interest those in education humanities and social sciences governance and public policy and South Asian studies. | The Place of Humanities in Our Universities

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Multiuse Wetlands Governance Challenges and Institutional Choices

Multiuse Wetlands Governance Challenges and Institutional Choices

The Ramsar Convention was established in 1971 to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands across the world. India joined the Convention in 1982 however in the past 50 years despite Ramsar’s incredible achievements the threat to wetlands across the globe including India has not diminished. This book studies the governance of multiuse wetlands in India. The volume provides an exhaustive analysis of rural peri-urban and urban human-made wetlands to establish the relevance of institutional design and the effective role of authority in governing multiuse wetland ecosystem services. The author argues that the most challenging task in governing wetlands is to frame institutional choices that users and non-users comprehend and agree to pursue under alternative property rights regimes. Drawing on extensive fieldwork the book provides a broad look into the causes and consequences of wetland ecosystem degradation and offers insights into improved sustainable management systems for different types of multiuse wetlands. It will be indispensable for students and researchers of environmental studies sustainable development biodiversity conservation and agricultural natural and environmental resource economics. | Multiuse Wetlands Governance Challenges and Institutional Choices

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Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills Empire and Resistance

Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills Empire and Resistance

This book examines the British colonial expansion in the so-called unadministered hill tracts of the Indo-Burma frontier and the change of colonial policy from non-intervention to intervention. The book begins with the end of the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26) which resulted in the British annexation of the North-Eastern Frontier of Bengal and the extension of its sway over the Arakan and Manipur frontiers and closes with the separation of Burma from India in 1937. The volume documents the resistance of the indigenous hill peoples to colonial penetration; administrative policies such as disarmament; subjugation of the local chiefs under a colonial legal framework and its impact; standardisation of ‘Chin’ as an ethnic category for the fragmented tribes and sub-tribes; and the creation and consolidation of the Chin Hills District as a political entity to provide an extensive account of British relations with the indigenous Chin/Zo community from 1824 to 1935. By situating these within the larger context of British imperial policy the book makes a critical analysis of the British approach towards the Indo-Burma frontier. With its coverage of key archival sources and literature this book will interest scholars and researchers in modern Indian history military history colonial history British history South Asian history and Southeast Asian history. | Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills Empire and Resistance

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Water Histories of South Asia The Materiality of Liquescence

Water Histories of South Asia The Materiality of Liquescence

This book surveys the intersections between water systems and the phenomenology of visual cultures in early modern colonial and contemporary South Asia. Bringing together contributions by eminent artists architects curators and scholars who explore the connections between the environmental and the cultural the volume situates water in an expansive relational domain. It covers disciplines as diverse as literary studies environmental humanities sustainable design urban planning and media studies. The chapters explore the ways in which material cultures of water generate technological and aesthetic acts of envisioning geographies and make an intervention within political social and cultural discourses. A critical interjection in the sociologies of water in the subcontinent the book brings art history into conversation with current debates on climate change by examining water’s artistic architectural engineering religious scientific and environmental facets from the 16th century to the present. This is one of the first books on South Asia’s art architecture and visual history to interweave the ecological with the aesthetic under the emerging field of eco art history. The volume will be of interest to scholars and general readers of art history Islamic studies South Asian studies urban studies architecture geography history and environmental studies. It will also appeal to activists curators art critics and those interested in water management. | Water Histories of South Asia The Materiality of Liquescence

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Gender and History Ireland 1852–1922

Gender and History Ireland 1852–1922

This book provides an overview of Irish gender history from the end of the Great Famine in 1852 until the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922. It builds on the work that scholars of women’s history pioneered and brings together internationally regarded experts to offer a synthesis of the current historiography and existing debates within the field. The authors place emphasis on highlighting new and exciting sources methodologies and suggested areas for future research. They address a variety of critical themes such as the family reproduction and sexuality the medical and prison systems masculinities and femininities institutions charity the missions migration ‘elite women’ and the involvement of women in the Irish nationalist/revolutionary period. Envisioned to be both thematic and chronological the book provides insight into the comparative transnational and connected histories of Ireland India and the British empire. An important contribution to the study of Irish gender history the volume offers opportunities for students and researchers to learn from the methods and historiography of Irish studies. It will be useful for scholars and teachers of history gender studies colonialism post-colonialism European history Irish history Irish studies and political history. The Open Access version of this book available at www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. | Gender and History Ireland 1852–1922

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India Infrastructure Report 2012 Private Sector in Education

India Infrastructure Report 2012 Private Sector in Education

Today India�s education sector remains a victim of poor policies restrictive regulations and orthodoxy. Despite being enrolled in schools children are not learning adequately. Increasingly parents are seeking alternatives through private inputs in school and tuition. Students are dropping out from secondary school in spite of high financial returns of secondary education and those who do complete it have inferior conceptual knowledge. Higher education is over-regulated and under-governed keeping away serious private providers and reputed global institutes. Graduates from high schools colleges and universities are not readily employable and few are willing to pay for skill development. Ironically the Right to Education Act if strictly enforced will result in closure of thousands of non-state schools and millions of poor children will be left without access to education. Eleventh in the series India Infrastructure Report 2012 discusses challenges in the education sector � elementary secondary higher and vocational � and explores strategies for constructive change and opportunities for the private sector. It suggests that immediate steps are required to reform the sector to reap the benefits from India�s �demographic dividend� due to a rise in the working age population. Result of a collective effort led by the IDFC Foundation this Report brings together a range of perspectives from academics researchers and practitioners committed to enhancing educational practices. It will be an invaluable resource for policymakers researchers and corporates. | India Infrastructure Report 2012 Private Sector in Education

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Technology Policy and Inclusion An Intersection of Ideas for Public Policy

Technology Policy and Inclusion An Intersection of Ideas for Public Policy

Technology Policy and Inclusion looks at the intersections between public policy and technology in India. It explores the barriers in instituting effective governance and development and examines how these can be mitigated through technological interventions in developing countries. Increased digitisation of the economy has added to the development challenges in India and issues such as exclusion and social inequality. This volume stresses the need for governments to leverage technology to bring more vulnerable and marginalised groups into the fold of financial and social inclusion. It also focuses on the importance of regulation for a responsible integration of technologies and minimising risks. The book includes examples and case studies from different areas including management of the COVID-19 pandemic through digital means real estate digital infrastructure digital census e-markets for farmers and government interventions that use technology to deliver financial services in remote areas of the country. It also outlines various solutions for fostering equity and socio-economic development. Part of the Innovations Practice and the Future of Public Policy in India series this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of public policy political science development studies and sociology as well as policy professionals and technocrats. This book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | Technology Policy and Inclusion An Intersection of Ideas for Public Policy

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Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy explores the new forms voices and venues of stand-up comedy in different parts of the world and its potential role as a counterhegemonic tool for satire commentary and expression of identity especially for the disempowered or marginalised. The title brings together essays and perspectives on stand-up and satire from different cultural and political contexts across the world which raise pertinent issues regarding its role in contemporary times especially with the increased presence of OTT platforms and internet penetration that allows for easy access to this art form. It examines the theoretical understanding of the different aspects of the humour aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy as well as the exploration of race gender politics and conflicts urban culture and LGBTQ+ identities in countries such as Indonesia Finland France Iran Italy Morocco India and the USA. It also asks the question whether along with contesting and destabilising existing discursive frameworks and identities a stand-up comic can open up a space for envisaging a new social cultural and political order? This book will appeal to people interested in performance studies media popular culture digital culture sociology digital sociology and anthropology and English literature. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4. 0 license. Funded by the University of Helsinki. | Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

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Negotiating Development at the Margins Natural Resources Conflicts and People’s Movements in Odisha

Negotiating Development at the Margins Natural Resources Conflicts and People’s Movements in Odisha

This book critically examines various facets of conflicts involving people and the state arising due to the uneven distribution of natural resources. It provides an overview of the people’s movements in Odisha a resource-rich state in eastern India. Reflecting on the conceptual frameworks of conflict it analyses violence and struggle for rights over resources and public policies around natural resources alongside local strategies and governance. Drawing from extensive field surveys in the villages of Kalahandi and undivided Koraput districts in Odisha this volume explores the sociopolitical and economical aspects of people’s movements instead of solely viewing them as political and security threats. The authors demonstrate the misappropriations of these movements by both the state and non-state actors for their vested interests. This book offers recommendations for policymakers to draw up a more ready response to mitigate and minimize the conflict and violence and implement equitable policies around land and resources. While doing so the book also provides some primers to development perspectives the role of natural resources and conditions under which the natural resources can result in conflict and principles and practices to overcome such conflicts. The volume will be an indispensable read for researchers and students of social history social reform tribal and indigenous studies postcolonial studies exclusion studies development studies political sociology and South Asian studies. | Negotiating Development at the Margins Natural Resources Conflicts and People’s Movements in Odisha

GBP 130.00
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Revisiting Modern Indian Thought Themes and Perspectives

Revisiting Modern Indian Thought Themes and Perspectives

This book presents a comprehensive account of the socio-political thought of prominent modern Indian thinkers. It offers a clear understanding of the basic concepts and their contributions on contemporary issues. Key features: Explores the nature scope relevance context and theoretical approaches of modern Indian thought and overviews its development through an in-depth study of the lives and ideas of major thinkers. Examines critical themes such as nationalism swaraj democracy and state liberalism revolution socialism constitutionalism secularism satyāgraha swadeshi nationbuilding humanism ethics in politics democratic decentralisation religion and politics social transformation and emancipation and social and gender justice under sections on liberal-reformist moderate-Gandhian and leftist-socialist thought. Brings together insightful essays on Raja Ram Mohan Roy Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Dayānanda Saraswati Ramakrishna Paramhansa Pandita Ramabai Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Jyotirao Govindrao Phule Babasaheb Ambedkar Dadabhai Naoroji Gopal Krishna Gokhale Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Subhas Chandra Bose Ram Manohar Lohia Babu Jagjivan Ram Vinoba Bhave Acharya Narendra Deva Manabendra Nath Roy and Jayaprakash Narayan. Traces different perspectives on the way India’s composite cultures traditions and conditions inf luenced the evolution of their thought and legacy. With its accessible style this book will be useful to teachers students and scholars of political science modern Indian political thought modern Indian history and political philosophy. It will also interest those associated with exclusion studies political sociology sociology and South Asian studies. | Revisiting Modern Indian Thought Themes and Perspectives

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Contemporary States and the Pandemic

Contemporary States and the Pandemic

This volume elaborately studies the challenges posed and impact made by the Covid 19 pandemic. Through detailed case studies it presents ethical political economic medical logistical and social impediments faced by contemporary states in the EU. The book focuses on the short and long-term consequences of the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and covers issues concerning the world economy the EU economy as well as the Visegrad economies. The essays in this volume: Probes into the response of states to the economic phenomena resulting from the pandemic and analyses the institutional framework of the resulting crisis lapses in social communication social protests and the decline in democratic standards in countries such as the Czech Republic Poland Slovakia and Hungary Discusses issues related to state security under conditions of the pandemic the effectiveness of state and self-government administration the transition of states from an external controllability to an internal controllability model of power as well as challenges related to security in the digital space Presents policy actions at three basic levels i. e. at the global regional and sub-regional and investigate strategies of the UN WHO the EU and the Visegrad Group as they play the most important role in the fight against COVID-19 This insightful and timely volume will be of great interest to scholars researchers and anyone inquisitive about political theory public policy public health and social care international relations governance security studies and public administration. | Contemporary States and the Pandemic

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The Last Mile Turning Public Policy Upside Down

The Last Mile Turning Public Policy Upside Down

The Last Mile explores the gaps and dichotomy between drafted policies and their implementation and the last mile challenges which often make public services inaccessible to the poorest and most vulnerable sections of society. It provides an in-depth overview of the dynamics between communities research and consultation and the implementation of policies for development. Rich in empirical data and case studies from different government programmes and reports this book examines the implementation of government service programmes for poverty reduction women’s empowerment and income generation for the poor among others from a people’s perspective. It highlights the need for policies and institutions to align their methods to community needs. Offering guidelines for redesigning as well as solutions to counter challenges related to lack of trust and effective communication human resource management capacity development redressal mechanisms and facilitating the last mile connection the author delineates effective ways for integrating new technologies in policy implementation. The book also addresses legacy issues in institutions and re-orienting policy for better governance transparency and building trust. Part of the Innovations Practice and the Future of Public Policy in India series this book by a senior practitioner will be an essential resource for students and researchers of development studies sociology public policy and governance economics and South Asian studies. This book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | The Last Mile Turning Public Policy Upside Down

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Sex Work in Nepal The Making and Unmaking of a Category

Sex Work in Nepal The Making and Unmaking of a Category

This book explores ‘sex work’ in Nepal as a social and analytical category. Narrating stories of those subsumed under such definition it examines changes as well as continuities characterising socio-cultural norms and perceptions through an analysis of sexual consumption. It also highlights the ways in which the development sector media and local community discourses frame ‘sex work’ as a distinct category. How does the work of development aid projects affect the understanding of the sex worker category? How are visual and media images employed to mark spaces of perdition in the Nepalese urban setting and what forms of imagination do they trigger? How are intimate practices and relations transformed by imported notions of love and how do standards of propriety related to such interactions shift? This book attempts to answer some of these questions. An in-depth and intimate ethnography the book deconstructs the sex worker category against the backdrop of global influences within local urban surroundings and points to the contradictions therein. Furthermore through thorough descriptions of the experiences agency decision-making processes and lives of those labelled as sex workers the book challenges concepts such as deviance and victimhood. It proposes a counternarrative by rethinking ideas of gender objectification marginality symbolic violence and discrimination. This book will greatly interest researchers and scholars in women and gender studies sociology and social anthropology South Asian studies and social sciences as well as NGOs and those involved in the development sector. | Sex Work in Nepal The Making and Unmaking of a Category

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