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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Susan Snow Wadley (Editore)
• Autori: Susan Snow Wadley, Susan S Wadley
• Editore: Sharpe
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.03.2014
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia
• EAN: 9780765639660
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-3966-0
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Serie: Foundations in Global Studies; Foundations in Global Studies
• Categorie: Sociology, Globalization, Cultural Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, HISTORY / Asia / General, Tamil Nadu, Asian History, south asian studies, International Monetary Fund, Young Man, Hindi cinema, National Library, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Adi Granth, development policy analysis, Tamil Eelam, Shiromani Akali Dal, comparative regional analysis, groundwater depletion, Drone Attacks, CIA World Factbook, ethnic conflict research, globalization impacts, Khwaja Sira, Human Development Indices, multidisciplinary South Asia case studies, Tip Report, FATA Region, Rural Indian Context, International Indian Film Academy Awards, pata, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, Mithila Region, Nepali Girls, SU’s Website, Ganga Devi, David Szanton