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Emotions, Mobilisations And South Asian Politics

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 This book highlights the role of emotions in the contentious politics of modern South Asia.Â It brings newÂ methodological, theoretical and empirical insights to exaamine the integral relationship between emotions and mobilisations to contribute to the understanding of South Asian politics.
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Rise Of The Plebeians? - The Changing Face Of The Indian Legislative Assemblies

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 This is the first comprehensive study of the sociological profile of Indian political personnel at the state level. It examines the individual trajectory of 16 states, from the 1950s to 2000s, exploring the evolution of the caste background of their elected representatives known as Members of the Legislative Assembly, or MLAs.
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South Asian Sovereignty - The Conundrum Of Worldly Power

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 This book brings ethnographies of everyday power and ritual into dialogue with intellectual studies of theology and political theory. It underscores the importance of academic collaboration between scholars of religion, anthropology and history in uncovering the structures of thinking and action that make politics work.
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Vernacularisation Of Democracy - Politics, Caste And Religion In India

by Lucia Michelutti

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 The book is an ethnographic exploration of how â€˜democracyâ€™ takes social and cultural roots in India and in the process shapes the nature of popular politics. It centres on a historically marginalised caste who in recent years has become one of the most assertive and politically powerful communities in North India: the Yadavs.
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Emotions, Mobilisations And South Asian Politics

62,26€ + 10% CARD

 This book highlights the role of emotions in the contentious politics of modern South Asia.Â It brings newÂ methodological, theoretical and empirical insights to exaamine the integral relationship between emotions and mobilisations to contribute to the understanding of South Asian politics.
ENGLISH

Emotions, Mobilisations And South Asian Politics

62,26€ + 10% CARD

 This book highlights the role of emotions in the contentious politics of modern South Asia.Â It brings newÂ methodological, theoretical and empirical insights to exaamine the integral relationship between emotions and mobilisations to contribute to the understanding of South Asian politics.
ENGLISH

South Asian Sovereignty - The Conundrum Of Worldly Power

58,29€ + 10% CARD

 This book brings ethnographies of everyday power and ritual into dialogue with intellectual studies of theology and political theory. It underscores the importance of academic collaboration between scholars of religion, anthropology and history in uncovering the structures of thinking and action that make politics work.
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South Asian Sovereignty - The Conundrum Of Worldly Power

58,29€ + 10% CARD

 This book brings ethnographies of everyday power and ritual into dialogue with intellectual studies of theology and political theory. It underscores the importance of academic collaboration between scholars of religion, anthropology and history in uncovering the structures of thinking and action that make politics work.
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South Asian Sovereignty - The Conundrum Of Worldly Power

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 This book brings ethnographies of everyday power and ritual into dialogue with intellectual studies of theology and political theory. It underscores the importance of academic collaboration between scholars of religion, anthropology and history in uncovering the structures of thinking and action that make politics work.
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The Vernacularisation Of Democracy - Politics, Caste And Religion In India

by Lucia Michelutti

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 The book is an ethnographic exploration of how â€˜democracyâ€™ takes social and cultural roots in India and in the process shapes the nature of popular politics. It centres on a historically marginalised caste who in recent years has become one of the most assertive and politically powerful communities in North India: the Yadavs.
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Emotions, Mobilisations And South Asian Politics

232,51€ + 10% CARD

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 This book highlights the role of emotions in the contentious politics of modern South Asia.Â It brings newÂ methodological, theoretical and empirical insights to exaamine the integral relationship between emotions and mobilisations to contribute to the understanding of South Asian politics.
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Retro-Modern India - Forging The Low-Caste Self

by Manuela Ciotti

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 Focusing on the low caste Chamar community, this book examines how some of them abandoned their traditional polluting work, and strategically entered the upper-caste weaving profession. Located within the changing politics of the time, it outlines human agency and its search for dignity.
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Broadening And Deepening Democracy - Political Innovation In Karnataka

by E Raghavan e James Manor

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 This book studies the political transformation of Karnataka by focusing on three chief ministers who played an important role in making Karnataka more accommodative and democratic. It includes interviews and surveys which locate this work in social science literature and in comparative context alongside other Indian states.
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Politics, Landlords And Islam In Pakistan

by Nicolas Martin

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 Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan explores the linkages between politics, religion, class, and caste in politics in rural Pakistan. It documents how landlords continue to wield arbitrary and despotic power over much of Pakistanâ€™s rural population in the 21st century, and how participatory democracy has been subverted and has largely benefitted rural elites.
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Politics, Landlords And Islam In Pakistan

by Nicolas Martin

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 Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan explores the linkages between politics, religion, class, and caste in politics in rural Pakistan. It documents how landlords continue to wield arbitrary and despotic power over much of Pakistanâ€™s rural population in the 21st century, and how participatory democracy has been subverted and has largely benefitted rural elites.
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Politics Of Caste In West Bengal

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 This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the changing dynamics of politics of caste in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal. Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship and using an interdisciplinary approach, it examines why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of the state, as also how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region.
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Politics Of Caste In West Bengal

74,19€ + 10% CARD

 This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the changing dynamics of politics of caste in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal. Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship and using an interdisciplinary approach, it examines why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of the state, as also how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region.
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Why India Votes?

by Mukulika Banerjee

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 Why India Votes? offers a fascinating account of the Indian electorate through a series of comprehensive ethnographic explorations conducted across the country — Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. It probes the motivations of ordinary voters, what they think about politicians, the electoral process, democracy and their own role within it. This book will be useful to scholars and students of political science, anthropology and sociology, those in media and politics, and those interested in elections and democracy as also the informed general reader.
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Why India Votes?

by Mukulika Banerjee

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 Why India Votes? offers a fascinating account of the Indian electorate through a series of comprehensive ethnographic explorations conducted across the country â€" Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. It probes the motivations of ordinary voters, what they think about politicians, the electoral process, democracy and their own role within it. This book will be useful to scholars and students of political science, anthropology and sociology, those in media and politics, and those interested in elections and democracy as also the informed general reader.
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Politics, Landlords And Islam In Pakistan

by Nicolas (Department Of Anthropology, University College London, United Kingdom.) Martin

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 Politics, Landlords and Islam in Pakistan explores the linkages between politics, religion, class, and caste in politics in rural Pakistan. It documents how landlords continue to wield arbitrary and despotic power over much of Pakistanâ€™s rural population in the 21st century, and how participatory democracy has been subverted and has largely benefitted rural elites.
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The Politics Of Caste In West Bengal

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 This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the changing dynamics of politics of caste in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal. Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship and using an interdisciplinary approach, it examines why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of the state, as also how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region.
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Criminal Capital - Violence, Corruption And Class In Industrial India

by Andrew Sanchez

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 Criminal Capital is an ethnographic analysis of the relationship between neoliberalism, criminality and the reshaping of class in modern industrial India. It examines the links between capitalism, corruption, trade unionism, violence and labour politics in contemporary Indian society and public policy.
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Criminal Capital - Violence, Corruption And Class In Industrial India

by Andrew Sanchez

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 Criminal Capital is an ethnographic analysis of the relationship between neoliberalism, criminality and the reshaping of class in modern industrial India. It examines the links between capitalism, corruption, trade unionism, violence and labour politics in contemporary Indian society and public policy.
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Power And Influence In India - Bosses, Lords And Captains

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 Foregrounding the importance of individual leaders in the projection of politics in South Asia, this multidisciplinary collection of articles illustrates common styles of leadership in modern India, in domains ranging from rural settings and urban neighbourhoods to political parties and state governments.
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