Sage Publications Pvt Ltd imprint: 873 books
Dalits in Modern India
Vision and Values
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2007
This second, revised and enlarged edition looks back at the aspirations and struggle of the marginalised Dalit masses and looks forward to a new humanity based on equality, social justice and human dignity. Within the context of Dalit emancipation, it explores the social, economic and cultural content...
Hinduism in India
Modern and Contemporary Movements
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
A major contribution toward the ongoing debates on the nature and history of Hinduism in India
Is Hinduism coherent, or should it be viewed as a conglomeration of many distinctive traditions? What were (or are) its most important and central teachings? When did the idea of “Hinduism” first...
Caste, Culture and Hegemony
Social Dominance in Colonial Bengal
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
It is widely believed that, because of its exceptional social development, the caste system in colonial Bengal differed considerably from the rest of India. Through a study of the complex interplay between caste, culture and power, this book convincingly demonstrates that Bengali Hindu society preserved...
Caring for the Elderly
Social Gerontology in the Indian Context
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
This book seeks to improve the quality of life of the elderly by means of policy suggestions that can be implemented by the government.
Caring for the Elderly focuses on managing various issues confronting the elderly today and the remedial measures that can be taken by care givers and society...
Trade in Services in South Asia
Opportunities and Risks of Liberalization
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
This collection of essays explores the opportunities and risks of the liberalization of trade in services in South Asia. It offers an overview of the entire region on market access and regulatory issues as defined by the GATS framework of the WTO and exposes areas for regional and bilateral liberalization....
by Raghu Nandan
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
This book focuses on how to identify and nurture the entrepreneurial talents of the new generation. The author believes that in the new India, entrepreneurship is less about creating wealth and more about creating new organisations that generate upscale employment.
Unleashing Your Entrepreneurial...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2009
Politics of Globalization presents an up-to-date perspective on the kaleidoscopic politics of globalization. The authors analyze the existing definitions of capitalism and argue that globalization and the consequent growing multi-polarity in world politics is not a crisis but a proliferation of capitalisms....
Change Management
Altering Mindsets in A Global Context
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2006
Based on their extensive research and work with organisations, V Nilakant and S Ramnarayan present a new model for organisational change that identifies four core tasks crucial to the success of any change initiative: appreciating change, mobilising support for change, executing change and building...
by Tian Tao, Wu Chunbo
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Huawei was founded in 1987 by ex-military officer Ren Zhengfei and formed as a private company owned by its employees. Its core missions are building telecommunications networks, providing operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises inside and outside of China, and manufacturing...
Land Policies for Equity and Growth
Transforming the Agrarian Structure in Uttar Pradesh
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Land Policies for Equity and Growth is perhaps the first book of its kind on land issues, including land reforms, in one of India’s most populous states—Uttar Pradesh. In its 18 chapters—authored by scholars who have spent several decades researching land issues in UP—the book sets out...
Economic Liberalisation and Indian Agriculture
A District-Level Study
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Economic Liberalisation and Indian Agriculture is an in-depth study that throws light on the changes in Indian agriculture post the economic liberalisation of early 1990s. It provides a district-wise analysis on agricultural growth in India from the beginning of liberalisation to the period of slowdown...
Understanding Women’s Land Rights
Gender Discrimination in Ownership
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
In India, inheritance laws and social practices systematically deny women ownership of productive resources.
In this collection of essays, well-known social scientists critically evaluate existing state laws regarding land ownership. The varied forms of gender discrimination that exist between...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2009
This edited volume analyzes the different degrees of discrimination meted out to women by the country's inheritance laws and the corresponding customary practices in tribal societies. It also exposes the current socio-legal structure in the country, which systematically denies women the accessibility...
An Indian Political Life
Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1957 to 1967
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
This volume traces the course of development of Charan Singh's discontent in the Congress, which aided by the antagonism on the part of Nehru and his daughter towards him, and the decline of the Congress as the dominant party in Uttar Pradesh, led ultimately to his defection to form a new political...