Routledge India imprint: 457 books
by Surinder S. Jodhka
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
Caste is a contested terrain in India’s society and polity. This book explores contemporary realities of caste in rural and urban India. It examines questions of untouchability, citizenship, social mobility, democratic politics, corporate hiring and Dalit activism. Using rich empirical evidence...
by Devendra Nath Panigrahi
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
This book provides a systematic analysis of China's rise to power. It traces the complex contours of its relation with India, with the Himalayas prominently figuring in the discourse. Drawing on myths, legends, classical literature, archival resources and contemporary political and international affairs,...
by Shibani Kinkar Chaube
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
This volume is a theoretico-empirical study of nations and nationalism on a global scale. It enquires if the idea of the nation, by its own logic, is feasible and whether India fulfils the requirement of nationhood with a reasonable prospect of survival. The monograph engages with the theories of...
by Narendra Chapalgaonker
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Why did the Constituent Assembly of India discard Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of constitutional structure that gave prominence to villages, and prefer parliamentary democracy instead? Why did the self-sufficient and self-governing village of his dream not find a place in India’s political edifice?
This...
Evangelising the Nation
Religion and the Formation of Naga Political Identity
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Northeast India has witnessed several nationality movements during the 20th century. The oldest and one of the most formidable has been that of the Nagas — inhabiting the hill tracts between the Brahmaputra river in India and the Chindwin river in Burma (now Myanmar). Rallying behind the slogan,...
Legal Pluralism and Indian Democracy
Tribal Conflict Resolution Systems in Northeast India
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
This book offers a multifaceted look at Northeast India and the customs and traditions that underpin its legal framework. The book:
charts the transition of traditions from colonial rule to present day, through constitutionalism and the consolidation of autonomous identities, as well as outlines...
India--Myanmar Relations
Changing contours
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of India's multi-faceted relations with Myanmar. It unravels the mysteries of the complex polity of Myanmar as it undergoes transition through democracy after long military rule. Based on meticulous research and understanding, the volume traces the trajectory...
India Migration Report 2011
Migration, Identity and Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
This book examines identities, violence and conflict in the context of internal migration within India. As India prepares to count its citizens for Census 2011 with a proposal for a National Population Register and a unique identity card for every Indian citizen, the debate on internal and cross-border...
Democracy, Development and Decentralisation in India
Continuing Debates
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
First published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Governing India's Metropolises
Case Studies of Four Cities
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
First published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Women Architects and Modernism in India
Narratives and contemporary practices
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Studies on architecture in South Asia continue to ignore women in canonical histories of the discipline. This book attempts to recover the stories of the women architects whose careers nearly parallel the development of modernism in colonial and postcolonial India. Writing their experiences into the...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
The history of medicine and disease in colonial India remains a dynamic and innovative field of research, covering many facets of health, from government policy to local therapeutics. This volume presents a selection of essays examining varied aspects of health and medicine as they relate to the political...
The African Diaspora in India
Assimilation, Change and Cultural Survivals
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
This book explores the understudied and often overlooked subject of African presence in India. It focuses on the so-called Sidis, Siddis or Habshis who occupy a unique place in Indian history. The Sidis comprise scattered communities of people of African descent who travelled and settled along the...
Electoral Politics in India
The Resurgence of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
The general elections held in 2014 in India — the largest democracy in the world — to elect the 16th Lok Sabha brought in dramatic results. This important volume explains not only the startling victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but also the equally surprising downfall of the Congress...