South Asia in Transition - An Introduction to the Social Anthropology of a Subcontinent

South Asia in Transition is an introductory book on the anthropology of South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This work is suitable for students and scholars at all levels.

List of contents

Introduction: Anthropology and South Asia, Anthropology of South Asia

Caste: The South Asian Social Group

Caste and Class in Modern South Asia

The Tribe in South Asia: Like Caste or Unlike?

Religions in South Asia: Of Indian Soil and Imported

Kinship and Marriage in India: Traditional Practices and Modern Changes

Gender, the Body and Personhood: Patriarchy and Resistance

Politics in Modern India: Policy versus Faction

Political Economy of Modern India: From Formality to Precarity

Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Asian Islam

Sri Lanka: Buddhist Nationalism and Tamil Separatism

Nepal: From Hindu Kingdom to Republic

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

About the author

By Robert Parkin

Summary

South Asia in Transition is an introductory book on the anthropology of South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This work is suitable for students and scholars at all levels.

Additional text

Robert Parkin presents a wide ranging introduction to the Anthropology of South Asia, merging traditional concerns with modern issues. South Asia in Transition is important reading for anyone interested in understanding the region.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Parkin, Parkin Robert
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781793611789
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-178-9
• No. of pages: 322
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Cultural Studies, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent)