South Asia in the World - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Susan S Wadley Klappentext This is the first book in M. E. Sharpes new Foundations in Global Studies series and it offers a comprehensive introduction to this important region. The book opens with an overview of the area and it also features: a fresh! global perspective! foundational overviews! case studies! extensive resource notes! and end-of-chapter bibliographic materials. Zusammenfassung This first book in the new Foundations in Global Studies series offers a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to South Asia. 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

Product details

• Authors: Susan S Wadley, Susan Snow Wadley
• Assisted by: Susan Snow Wadley (Editor)
• Publisher: Sharpe
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2014
• EAN: 9780765639660
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-3966-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Foundations in Global Studies; Foundations in Global Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, HISTORY / Asia / General, Asian History