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Society and History of Gujarat since 1800
A Select Bibliography of the English and European Language Sources
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book consolidates scholarship on Gujarat in English and other European languages, notably, Dutch, German, French, Italian and Portuguese. It draws together well-known sources, as well as rare and under-exploited research material. Detailed bibliographical references are provided for books, chapters,...
Subjugated Nomads
The Lambadas under the Rule of the Nizams
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
his book traces the historical transition of the Lambada community of Hyderabad State under the Nizams during colonial rule. The study spans nearly two centuries—from the early eighteenth to about the middle of the twentieth century. The author shows how this community, originally caravan traders,...
27 Down
New Departures in Indian Railway Studies (1 Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Hitherto, the study of India’s railways has run along a few, increasingly well-travelled tracks. The central goal of 27 Down with its nine, new, railway-related studies—and much else—is to explore some of the neglected dimensions of India’s colonial and postcolonial railways. The contributors,...
Nature, Environment and Society
Conservation, Governance and Transformation in India
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
The future of humanity lies uncertain as nature falls prey to the loot and plunder initiated in the name of development, growth and progress today. As the vast riches of the earth continue to be endangered, a global consciousness regarding the importance of natural resources, biodiversity, etc. is on...
India’s Foreign Policy
Coping with the Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
India’s Foreign Policy: Principles, Challenges and Strategies traces the values and principles that have shaped India’s foreign policy and its evolution starting from the Non-Aligned Movement, up to the end of the Cold War; decline of multilateralism and the nation state; and the challenges of...
Women in Malayalam Cinema
Naturalising Gender Hierarchies
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
"Drawing on contemporary critical theories and academic debates, Women in Malayalam Cinema: Naturalising Gender Hierarchies analyses Malayalam cinema and the question of women from different perspectives. In its focus on woman-cinema interface, as depicted in a century of Malayalam cinema, this book...
by Chidananda Das Gupta
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
What is a good film? How does a screenplay relate to literature? Why is film censorship futile? Are film societies necessary? Does Bengali cinema still huddle under Satyajit Ray’s umbrella? Is the golden age of Indian cinema still to come? These are some of the questions raised and considered in this...
by H. Ronken Lynton
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
In the 1930s the reputation of Indian classical dance had sunk to such a level that for a woman of respectable family to perform in public was enough to create scandal. Today training in classical dance is considered a desirable social grace for girls from good families and many of them are trying to...
by P.Rajani
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book is a scholarly, critical work on the poetry of Sylvia Plath. It was originally the author’s Ph.D. thesis and is written with rare sensitivity.
by Percival Spear, Margaret Spear
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
his book is “one of memories and reflections” of historian Percival Spear, and his wife Margaret. Their association with India began in 1924 when he joined St Stephen's College, Delhi, as a young lecturer and stayed on in the city till 1944.Unlike many books of the period that studied the political...
by P.M. Nityanandan
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
All inhibitions evaporated. Pushing, kicking and punching, the Forrester students sought to prevent their erstwhile opponents from entering the bus. Their efforts were led by Seenu, the Forrester College light heavyweight who in his militant enthusiasm half got into the vehicle himself. The students...
Engaging with the World
Critical Reflections on Indias Foreign Policy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This volume represents one of the rare and comprehensive exercises in critically analysing diverse aspects of Indias engagement with the world after the cold war. It is primarily written for the students and scholars in international relations who are trying to grapple with different aspects of Indias...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The collection of texts in this anthology traces the evolution of urban policy as an academic discipline and places the dynamics of this policy in its socio-political context. The approach is chronological.The first section is an outline of the evolution of urbanization and the transformation of the...
Picturing the Nation
Iconographies of Modern India
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Picturing the Nation presents a visual history of modern India and explores visual representations of India from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth centuries. The essays in this volume have illustrations, which have all been reproduced in full colour on art paper. The illustrated pages have also...