South Asia in transition : an introduction to the social anthropology of a subcontinent /
"South Asia in Transition is an introductory book on the anthropology of South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This work is suitable for students and scholars at all levels"--
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
2020.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Anthropology and South Asia, Anthropology of South Asia
- Caste: The South Asian social group
- Caste and class in modern South Asia
- The tribe in South Asia: Like caste or unlike?
- Religions in South Asia: Of Indian soil and imported
- Kinship and marriage in India: Traditional practices and modern changes
- Gender, the body and personhood: Patriarchy and resistance
- Politics in modern India: Policy versus faction
- Political economy of modern India: From formality to precarity
- Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Asian Islam
- Sri Lanka: Buddhist nationalism and Tamil separatism
- Nepal: From Hindu kingdom to republic.