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Culture and Economy in the Indian Diaspora

Edited by Bhikhu Parekh, Gurharpal Singh, Steven Vertovec

The Indian diaspora is one of the largest and most significant in the world today with between nine and twelve million people of Indian origin…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-27005-2 (Routledge)

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Transition and Development in India

By Anjan Chakrabarti, Stephen Cullenberg

According to Nehru, the transition from a backward agricultural society to a modern industrialized society was the only road for India to progress. So, for…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-93486-2 (Routledge)

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La Renovation du Shi'isme Ismaelien En Inde Et Au Pakistan

D'apres les Ecrits et les Discours de Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan

By Michel Boivin

This French-language book is the first to propose a scientific approach to the Aga Khan's religious thought, placing it in its proper perspective by revealing…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1422-3 (Routledge)

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Identity and Identification in India

Defining the Disadvantaged

By Laura Dudley Jenkins

Can a state empower its citizens by classifying them? Or do reservation policies reinforce the very categories they are meant to eradicate? Indian reservation policies…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-29680-9 (Routledge)

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The Courts of Pre-Colonial South India

Material Culture and Kingship

By JENNIFER HOWES

This book investigates how the material culture of South Indian courts was perceived by those who lived there in the pre-colonial period. Howes peels away…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1585-5 (Routledge)

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A System of Indian Logic

The Nyana Theory of Inference

By John Vattanky

Nyana is the most rational and logical of all the classical Indian philosophical systems. In the study of Nyana philosophy, Karikavali with its commentary Muktavali,…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1388-2 (Routledge)

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The Territories and States of India

This invaluable collection of information provides an in-depth guide to the regional dimension of the politics and economy of this vast and complex country. Incomparable…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-1-85743-148-3 (Routledge)

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Transformations on the Bengal Frontier

Jalpaiguri 1765-1948

By Subhajyoti Ray

An analysis of the socio-economic changes brought about by colonial rule in a frontier area of Bengal, Jalpaiguri. Challenging long established debates focused around the…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1408-7 (Routledge)

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India-Pakistan in War and Peace

By J. N. Dixit

As the Kashmir dispute brings India and Pakistan ominously close to nuclear war this book provides a compelling account of the history and politics of…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30472-6 (Routledge)

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The Rishi of Bangladesh

A History of Christian Dialogue

By Dr Cosimo Zene, Cosimo Zene

This book is a study of the changing relationship over time (1856-1994) between the Rishi, an ex-Untouchable jati of Bengal/South-West Bangladesh, and various groups of…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1521-3 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Democracy and Party Systems in Developing Countries: A comparative study of India and South Africa
By Clemens Spiess
To be published November 27th 2008

Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies
Edited by Christophe Jaffrelot, Sanjay Kumar
To be published December 1st 2008

Politics of Modern South Asia
Edited by Subrata K. Mitra
To be published December 12th 2008

Conflict and Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka: Caught in the Peace Trap?
Edited by Jonathan Goodhand, Jonathan Spencer, Benedikt Korf
To be published January 1st 2009

Gender Pluralism: Southeast Asia Since Early Modern Times
By Michael G. Peletz
To be published February 12th 2009

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