An Introduction to Changing India

Culture, Politics and Development

By (author) Sirpa Tenhunen, Minna Säävälä

Publication date:

15 December 2012

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780857288059

“An Introduction to Changing India” provides a comprehensive view of the rapid changes occurring in India, particularly in the fields of culture, politics, economics and technology, population, environmental issues and gender. Having carried out anthropological research on kinship, gender issues, politics, class and caste, population issues and the appropriation of information technology in India since the 1990s, the authors draw from their own fieldwork and extensive reading of research reports in order to provide a comprehensive picture of Indian life.

Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Young Nation, Old Civilization; Chapter 3: Unity in Diversity; Chapter 4: Caste and Kinship: The Keys of Interaction; Chapter 5: Political Transitions; Chapter 6: Political Alternatives; Chapter 7: Population Giant; Chapter 8: Between Poverty and Affluence; Chapter 9: Economy, Labor and Production; Chapter 10: New Technology: A Shortcut to Development?; Chapter 11: Growth Burdens the Environment; Chapter 12: Conclusion; References; Index

“This is a comprehensive, highly readable overview of contemporary India. The non-ethnocentric, postcolonial and feminist perspectives on caste, gender and population are refreshing, relevant and timely. The authors are obviously deeply familiar with the lives and lived realities of Indians across regions and cultures.” —Dr Bipasha Baruah, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair of Global Women’s Issues, Western University, Canada