An Introduction to Changing India: Culture, Politics and Development

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title An Introduction to Changing India: Culture, Politics and Development
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sirpa Tenhunen
By (author) Minna Saavala
SeriesAnthem South Asian Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
ISBN/Barcode 9780857288059
ClassificationsDewey:954.0532
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 10+ figures

Publishing Details

Publisher Anthem Press
Imprint Anthem Press
Publication Date 15 December 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

"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.

Author Biography

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 Saavala 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.