Ratna sagar jul 2021 (5 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What happens to the woman who is loved, used and discarded because of her caste Will a Vice Chancellor give in to the political pressures of a minister, when both of them are Dalits What happens to a man destined to live in stench all his life Whose victory is it - that of the Dalit boy who plays the tappeta or the landlord who wins the election Does one have the right to decide on another's life no matter how beholden he is What is the relationship between sub-castes among Dalits Will the exploitation of the poor Dalit continue What is the bond between the bull and the Dalit who tends it These are only some questions these twelve stories raise. Drawing on the material from his life, Enoch jolts us out of our complacency to ponder over the questions of caste, class and gender; of love, friendship, power games, exploitation and politics. His characters infuse self-confidence and a sense of pride in their work and culture. In their incessant struggle, they strive to survive equally with others.Through the title story, Enoch brings out the relationship between the Ganga, the revered river and the water in the well of the 'untouchable'.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Social Worlds of Premodern Transactions bring together a range of new perspectives on social and economic history. They show how exchange is not only about commodities or items, but also about interactions and relationships between people. The essays span a broad time frame, starting from the early historic and extending into the medieval. They range from studies of sites and micro-regions to translocal communities and transcontinental voyages.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Marginalized Self questions the century-old perception of the Musahar community as rat-eating, pig-rearing, habitually drunk, lazy and unmotivated; a perception fostered by the dominant discourse of development, and the historically prevalent hierarchical social system. This collection of essays argues that these victims of the dominant model of development acquire a different kind of power and critical consciousness due to their marginality, which helps them to examine the processes, practices, and institutions that give rise to and justify poverty, displacement, corruption, greed, competition, and violence in the name of development.Ethnographic studies focussing on the Musahars have demonstrated that the people of this community are capable of offering resistance to the might of the development regime in terms of a comparative critique of modern civilization. They can assert the value of their own worldview and epistemology, and in doing so, they subvert the superiority that is generally assigned to the logical and formal schema in understanding the world, and which often speaks in contradictory, evasive, ambiguous, and metaphorical terms.The book offers insights into marginality, culture, and development in India, and will be of interest to students, scholars, practitioners and policy-makers associated with the disciplines of development studies, social work, social anthropology, critical social psychology, history, and public policy.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this book, he has delved into his diary and put together sketches of those who left a lasting impression on him, in effect creating a portrait of contemporary India, showing the attractive features of this fascinating country, which Dietmar has come to love. He has learnt much from the Indian people he has met, and wishes to share his experiences with his readers. The text begins with his meeting Jawaharlal Nehru and ends with a short sketch of his life in India. He believes that he has had the good fortune of living in India during the formative stage of its history and becoming a historian of India, devoting his work to tracing the experiences of this great nation.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Alternative Arguments is a tribute to Professor Surendra Gopal, a truly extraordinary historian, well-known for his undisputed and sterling scholarship. This collection of essays by his former colleagues, students and friends from India and abroad, comprises 37 scholarly contributions that have been broadly grouped into six sections: the Idea of India; Bihar: Ancient, Medieval and Modern; Indian Economy, Trade and Commerce; Nationalism and Freedom Struggle; Original Sources; and History through Art and Media.…