Sage Publications Pvt Ltd imprint: 873 books
Nandanar's Children
The Paraiyans' Tryst with Destiny, Tamil Nadu 1850 - 1956
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
The narrative of this book is built around the historical experiences of the Paraiyars of Tamil Nadu. The author traces the transformation of the Paraiyars from an 'untouchable' and socially despised community to one that came to acquire prominence in the political scene of Tamil Nadu, especially...
Criminal Love?
Queer Theory, Culture, and Politics in India
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2017
**Criminal Love?**takes up the challenge of studying the wide gamut of lived reality of the Indian queer, against the backdrop of a set of theories. Written by a man who has been openly gay for the last 40 years, this book picks up issues, concepts, and theories within the realm of queer studies and...
Inclusion and Exclusion in Local Governance
Field Studies from Rural India
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2009
Inclusion and Exclusion in Local Governance: Field Studies from Rural India is a product of a rare national-level study conducted in 42 panchayats across 12 states to reveal how democratic decentralization is working in Indian villages. This is done through stories of empowerment as well as discrimination...
Commercial Use of Biodiversity
Resolving the Access and Benefit Sharing Issues
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
**This book provides insights to various stakeholders for making the commercial use of biodiversity a gainful enterprise for both the poor and the rich. **
The benefits from genetic resources are mostly drawn from the commercial use of traditional knowledge held by indigenous communities....
Development Under Stress
Sri Lankan Economy in Transition
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2006
This book examines various impediments faced in the development process and implementation of reforms in Sri Lanka, particularly after economic liberalization in 1977. The author maintains that it is a case of development under stress where the outcome has been far below the country's potential.
The...
Alternative Discourses in Asian Social Science
Responses to Eurocentrism
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2006
This book situates Asian social sciences in the global context in terms of the perspectives that have evolved and the contributions they have made to the general body of knowledge in the field. More than a mere chronology of key growth points of various social science disciplines in the vast region...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2004
Evaluating the impact of globalization on issues like altruism, empowerment of women, crime and violence, culture, area studies, economy and production, and the sociology of humanity, this book makes the ethical and moral aspects of globalization its main concerns.
The complexities of the globalization...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
Women in Indian Borderlands is an ethnographic compilation on the complex interrelationship between gender and political borders in South Asia. The book focuses on the border regions of West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Northeast India.
The chapters in the book examine the stories of women...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2007
Most South Asian countries—following independence from British rule in the late nineteen forties, and in the case of Nepal, liberation from the autocracy of one family group in 1950—have enjoyed democratic systems of governance at least at some time or the other, often for extended periods of...
India's 2009 Elections
Coalition Politics, Party Competition and Congress Continuity
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2011
India's 2009 Elections is an inquiry into the 15th General Elections of India. It explores how the elections played out, what factors influenced the electorate, and how the elections are an important contribution to India's democracy.
Authored by renowned scholars and analysts from...
Planning and Economics of Cities
Shaping India's Form and Future
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2019
How should India urbanize the cities and tackle the issues of their planning and economics?
A key factor behind the poor urban planning in developing countries such as India is the lack of understanding of land, transport and urban economics. Due to this, urban planning models are majorly unsuccessful...
by G. N. Bajpai
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
This book helps organizations to maximize wealth creation, build enduring relationships with stakeholders and be a net contributor to the economies of operated geographies. Based on extensive research, CXO interviews and case studies, the book assists companies to develop their own governance best practices.
Whose News?
The Media and Women's Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2006
Whose News?: The Media and Women’s Issues (1994) quickly became an international classic which was widely used. The decade that has passed since its publication has witnessed dramatic developments in the media environment across the world. As a consequence, the coverage of gender issues in the media...
Social and Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Development
Learning Studies and Lessons From Asia
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2006
This volume presents encounters with rural men and women in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries working for local and national governments and for non-governmental organizations.
Six case studies are offered to highlight the diversity of efforts to integrate social and gender...