{"product_id":"south-asia-in-transition-an-introduction-to-the-social-anthropology-of-a-subcontinent-9781793611802","title":"South Asia in Transition: An Introduction to the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSouth Asia in Transition is an introductory book on the anthropology of South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, suitable for students at all levels and others interested in this topic. It assumes no prior knowledge of either the region or the discipline of anthropology. The book makes extensive use of existing publications to describe how anthropologists have approached the region and what they have said about it. The first group of chapters deals mostly with India and caste, class, tribes, religion, kinship and marriage, gender, the body and personhood, politics and political economy. A second group of chapters deals successively with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a momentous addition to the analytics of South Asia, a region that is at the crossroads of history, experiencing great turmoil, and is going through significant environmental, social and cultural crises. Through the lens of anthropology, emeritus professor Robert Parkin remarkably weaves together the intersecting threads of religion, caste, gender, and other markers of identity along with the complex topics of informality in the economy and precarity of the labouring masses, modernity, and politics, as well as the politicisation of Islam, and the diaspora. A comprehensive volume of this nature and coverage has been lacking in the shelves for some time, and this book will fill that gap. Readers will enjoy the book for the timeliness of its topic, its scope, and the mastery of its style. I can guarantee the readers they will never see South Asia the same way again. -- Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt, Professor, Crawford School of public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University\u003cbr\u003eRobert Parkin presents a wide-ranging introduction to the anthropology of South Asia, merging traditional concerns with modern issues. South Asia in Transition is important reading for anyone interested in understanding the region. -- Alpa Shah, Associate Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics. Author of \u003ci\u003eNightmarch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadows of the State\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eGround Down by Growth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Anthropology and South Asia, Anthropology of South Asia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaste: The South Asian Social Group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaste and Class in Modern South Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tribe in South Asia: Like Caste or Unlike?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReligions in South Asia: Of Indian Soil and Imported\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKinship and Marriage in India: Traditional Practices and Modern Changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender, the Body and Personhood: Patriarchy and Resistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics in Modern India: Policy versus Faction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Economy of Modern India: From Formality to Precarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePakistan, Bangladesh and South Asian Islam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSri Lanka: Buddhist Nationalism and Tamil Separatism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNepal: From Hindu Kingdom to Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042627191127,"sku":"9781793611802","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793611802.jpg?v=1750954914","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/south-asia-in-transition-an-introduction-to-the-social-anthropology-of-a-subcontinent-9781793611802","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}