South Asia in the World: An Introduction

An Introduction
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-7656-3966-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

Reihe: Foundations in Global Studies

This first book in the new Foundations in Global Studies series offers a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to South Asia. The variations in social, cultural, economic, and political life in this diverse and complex region are explored within the context of the globalising forces affecting all regions of the world.

In a simple strategy that all books in the series employ, the volume begins with foundational material (including chapters on history, language, and, in the case of South Asia, religion), moves to a discussion of globalisation, and then focuses the investigation more specifically through the use of case studies. The cases expose the student to various disciplinary lenses that are important in understanding the region and are meant to bring the region to life through subjects of high interest and significance to today's readers.

Resource boxes, an important feature of the book, are included to maintain currency and add utility. They offer links that point readers to a rich archive of additional material, connections to timely data, reports on recent events, official sites, local and country-based media, visual material, and so forth. A website developed by Syracuse University's South Asia Center will feature additional graphic, narrative, and case study material to complement the book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wadley, Susan Snow

Wadley, Susan S

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introducing South Asia; 2: A Short History of South Asian Studies; 3: A Brief History of South Asia; 4: Language in South Asia; 5: Religion in South Asia; 6: Globalization in South Asia; 7: Introduction to the Case Studies; 8: Social Change in Rural India A Village Study; 9: Arranging a Marriage in Middle-Class Southern India; 10: Forest Management in Rajasthan Tribal Groups, NGOs, and the State; 11: Khwaja Sira; 12: Establishing a Traditional Medicine Industry in Bangladesh; 13: Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka; 14: The Federally and Provincially Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan; 15: Sex Trafficking in Nepal; 16: Likhiy?; 17: From Hindi Cinema to Bollywood; 18: Globalizing Bangalore

Über Autor(innen)

Susan S Wadley