Sirpa Tenhunen & Minna Säävälä 
An Introduction to Changing India [PDF ebook] 
Culture, Politics and Development

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“An Introduction to Changing India” provides a comprehensive view of the rapid changes occurring in India, particularly in the fields of culture, politics, economics and technology, population, environmental issues and gender. Having carried out anthropological research on kinship, gender issues, politics, class and caste, population issues and the appropriation of information technology in India since the 1990s, the authors draw from their own fieldwork and extensive reading of research reports in order to provide a comprehensive picture of Indian life.

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Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Young Nation, Old Civilization; Chapter 3: Unity in Diversity; Chapter 4: Caste and Kinship: The Keys of Interaction; Chapter 5: Political Transitions; Chapter 6: Political Alternatives; Chapter 7: Population Giant; Chapter 8: Between Poverty and Affluence; Chapter 9: Economy, Labor and Production; Chapter 10: New Technology: A Shortcut to Development?; Chapter 11: Growth Burdens the Environment; Chapter 12: Conclusion; References; Index 

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Sirpa Tenhunen is a social anthropologist at the University of Helsinki, where her current research examines the appropriation of mobile technology in West Bengal, India. Her past research projects have dealt with gender, kinship, politics and ritual both in rural and urban India.
Minna Säävälä is a social anthropologist at the Population Research Institute in Helsinki, where she specializes in demographic anthropology and reproductive health issues. She has carried out fieldwork in Andhra Pradesh in southern India in both rural and urban settings. She is currently engaged in studying migration and intercultural interaction in the European context.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 216 ● ISBN 9780857288271 ● Dimensione 3.5 MB ● Casa editrice NBN International – Anthem Press ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2012 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4819382 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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