New York. Monthly Review Press. 1989. xv + 324pp, bibliography, index, very good in hardback. In the series Sociology of "Developing Societies". Sections on the colonial transformation, the political economy of South Asia, ideologies and realities of inequality, regionalism and ethnicity, classes and popular struggles. When referring to this item..... More
New York. Basic Books. 1968. ix + 277pp, appendix, biblio, index, dustjacket little torn, now protected, minor wear head of spine, a good copy. Examines student unrest in India and explores the history and growth of rebellion, the relationship between students and faculty, the role of politics in the student..... More
California: University of California Press. 2014. Maps, black and white illustrations, xx + 233pp, notes, bibliography, index, inscribed by author, very good paperback copy. "Nestled in the Himalayan foothills of Northeast India, Darjeeling is synonymous with some of the finest and most expensive tea in the world. It is also..... More
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 2006. Map, black and white illustrations, xix + 181pp, biographical index, notes, references, index, paperback. "How can America's information technology industry predict serious labor shortages while at the same time laying off thousands of employees annually? The answer is the industry's flexible labor management system. This..... More
New York. Random House. 2012. xxiii + 298pp, spine little faded, very good hardback copy in dustjacket. "Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport and, as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager..... More
London. George Allen & Unwin. 1967. 255pp, biblioraphy, index, name prior owner front free endpaper, spine sunned, a good copy in little worn dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 3058. More
California: University of California Press. 1998. First Edition. Black and white illustrations, xxv + 367pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket spine sunned and extremities worn, text sound and clear, a very good hardback copy. While in the West the diseases of old age are often seen as the crisis of old..... More
Berkeley. University of California Press. 1998. Black and white illustrations, xxv + 367pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket spine sunned, a very good hardback copy. "While in the West the diseases of old age are often seen as the crisis of old age, the author examines the view held by many..... More
Calcutta. World Press Private. 1974. xiv + 458pp, bibliography, index, dustjacket torn with loss and faded spine, now protected, binding slightly shelf worn extremities, otherwise good. When referring to this item please quote stockid 6304. More
United States. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2017. First Edition. Maps, black and white illustrations, xiii + 332pp, index, bibliography, notes, glossary, dustjacket front flap creased, a very good hardback copy. 23.7 x 16.5cm. "Jahazpur is a small market town or qasba with a diverse population of more than 20,000 people..... More
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 1999. 293pp, bibliography, index, remainder mark lower edge, some minor damage endpapers. In this book the author "analyses Indian receptivity to the right-wing Hindu nationalist party and its political wing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which claims to create a polity based on "ancient" Hindu culture..... More
Berne. Kummerly & Frey. 1975. Maps, colour photographic plates, 236pp, signature of a prior owner front free endpaper. Text and striking photographic images which give an overview of India, its people, culture, resources, agriculture, climate, vegetation and soils in the mid 1970s. When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
Delhi. United Publications. n.d. 177pp, index, dustjacket worn and soiled with trifle loss, now protected, cloth little marked, faded spine, contents clean and sound. Articles on Indian society, culture, economy, politics, administration and the army first published in a series entitled "Mizan Newsletter". When referring to this item please quote..... More
London. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1966. Black and white frontispiece, 161pp, dustjacket spine some torn loss, a good hardback copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 155276. More
New Delhi. SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2013. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xv + 168pp, bibliography, index, a very good hardback in dustjacket. The Nellie incident, involving the massacre of about 2,000 Muslim villagers, took place during the antiforeigner movement in Assam, in order to drive out illegal..... More
New Delhi. Roli Books. 2002. 240pp, paperback in very good condition. An alarming paradox emerges from witnessing prevalent national currents over the past three decades. The ominous paradox is that despite the demonstrable wisdom of the humble voter and the valiant attempts of the common citizen to seek a semblance..... More
New Delhi. New Bharat Press. c. 1974. 128pp, small stain fore edges, otherwise a sound copy in little worn paperback. Hardwari Lal gives his critique of various democratic institutions, particularly in the state of Haryana, which he considers are being undermined through the practice of "rough and corrupt politics". When..... More
Bloomington. Indiana University Press. 2001. 362pp, index, very good paperback. "Though mandated by the constitution, a uniform civil code of law has never been written or instituted in India. As a result, in matters of personal law - the segment of law which concerns marriage, dowry, divorce, parentage, legitimacy, wills..... More
Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1970. Maps, 1 folding, xiv + 266pp, dustjacket extremities little worn, name paste down endpaper, edges foxed, a good hardback copy. A Study of elitism particularly concerned with Indian elites in the context of British influence and its aftermath. When referring to this item please quote..... More
Canberra. A.N.U., n.d. (c. 1968). Folding map, viii + 391pp, glossary, index, dustjacket slightly worn extremities, now protected, tail of spine trifle shelf worn, sticker mark front free endpaper, otherwise very good. Implications of social structures and social values in relation to historical events. Includes several case studies on social..... More
New York. Monthly Review Press. 1973. Fifth Printing. 173pp, some pencilling throughout, prior owner's signature front free endpaper, bibliography, appendix, evenly browned throughout, spine a little creased and light rubbing on corners, good paperback copy. "[This book] is a study of why the big birth reduction campaign put on by..... More
United States: Duke University Press, 1999. First Edition. Black and white illustrations, xiii + 429pp, index, bibliography, notes, paperback, prior owners name on front free endpaper, pencil markings throughout text, good condition. In Screening Culture, Viewing Politics Purnima Mankekar presents a cutting-edge ethnography of television-viewing in India. With a focus..... More
Durham. Duke University Press. 2015. Black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 301pp, notes, references, index, very good paperback copy. "In Unsettling India, Purnima Mankekar offers a new understanding of the affective and temporal dimensions of how India and “Indianness,” as objects of knowledge production and mediation, circulate through transnational..... More
United Kingdom: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2007. xxi + 166pp, index, notes, some minor scuffing on the front & back cover, but otherwise a very good copy. In 2010, India celebrated its 60th anniversary as an independent sovereign republic. India is the fourth largest economy by gross domestic product. Economically, it..... More
Amsterdam. Amsterdam University Press, 2012. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 203pp, index, bibliography, paperback. Looks at the migrants from India's north-east border region living and working in Delhi. Northeast migrants covet the employment opportunities created by India's embrance of globalization but also experience high levels of racism, harassment and..... More