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From Plassey to Partition
From Plassey to Partition is an eminently readable account of the emergence of India as a nation. It covers about two hundred years of political and socio-economic turbulence. Of particular interest to the contemporary reader will be sections such as Early Nationalism: Discontent and Dissension , Many Voices of a Nation and Freedom with Partition . On the one hand, it converses with students of Indian history and on the other, it engages general and curious readers. Few books on this crucial period of history have captured the rhythms of India s polyphonic nationalism as From Plassey to Partition.
Social Inequality and Health Care
India has committed itself to the pursuit of achieving the goal of Health For All by AD 2000 in accordance with the Alma-Ata declaration, 1978. There has been ample evidence to demonstrate that for the success of any health programme medical intervention alone will not bring about the desired results. Its success or failure depends, to a large extent, upon the interplay of several non-medical factors such as social, cultural, political, economic, and psychological. The role of these key factors in the domain of health care activities has been recently recognised by social scientists all over the world. It present a pioneering attempt in India to understand the relationship of social stratification and health care in a rural community from a sociological perspective.
Military Manpower, Armies and Warfare in South Asia
Roy investigates the various factors that influenced the formation and mobilization of military forces in the region from 300 BC to the modern day.
Organisational Culture And Climate
There is an increasing realization of the importance of culture in organisations. There is always a debate whether organizations can be culture-neutral. Organisations need to leverage the culture in which they work to be effective, removing dysfunctional
Classes, Citizenship and Inequality
Rejecting the obsolete methodology of comparisons between categories,
The Meek and the Militant
An invaluable critical analysis of how religion shapes politics, encouraging both submission and, at times, revolution.
Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World
Originally published: London: Zed Books for the United Nations University, 1986.
Global Capital and Peripheral Labour
This book presents a historical account of plantations in India in the context of the modern world economy. It brings history up to the present, thereby showing how history can assist in explaining contemporary conditions and trends. The author focuses on labour and economic development problems and uses the World Systems theory so as to demonstrate the practical utility of the theory and its limitations as a guide to historical research. Based on extensive archival research, the book interprets the dynamics of plantation capitalism by focusing on the work, life and struggle of the dalits on plantations in colonial and post-colonial South India as they evolved from the mid-19th century. It a...
Directory of Publishers and Booksellers in India
This Revised And Enlarged Edition Of The Directory Of Publishers And Booksellers In India Contains Much Larger Number Of Addresses Of Publishers And Booksellers. Further, Much More Information Has Been Given About Them And Their Field Of Operation. The Directory Includes Postal Addresses, Phone Numbers, Fax Numbers, Email Addresses And Websites, Wherever Available, Of More Than Eight Thousand Leading Indian Publishers, Wholesalers, Booksellers, Importers And Exporters.It Is Hoped That The Directory In Its Present Form Would Be Highly Useful For Publishers And Booksellers In Mailing Their Publicity Material. The Directory Would Be Of Great Value For Librarians For Getting Information About Publishers And Booksellers In India For Their Procurement Of Books.The Directory Would Also Be Useful For Those Who Provide Materials And Services For Publishers And Booksellers E.G. Paper Manufacturers & Distributors, Computers (Software & Hardware) Suppliers, Packaging Machinery & Materials Suppliers, Printers & Binders, Epabx-Manufacturers & Distributors, Office Furniture And Equipment And Photocopy Machines Suppliers, Slotted Angle Racks Manufacturers And Suppliers, Etc.
Language Conflict and National Development
This is the first systematic study of language conflict in a developing society and of its consequences for the integrational processes of nation building. Jyotirindra Das Gupta maintains that language rivalry does not necessarily impede national integration, but can actually contribute to the development of a national community. He explains that the existence of a multiplicity of language groups in a segmented society is not, in itself, indicative of the prospects for successful integration. Only when language groups mobilize into political interest groups is it possible to determine the pattern of intergroup conflict likely to emerge. The way in which this conflict is handled and resolved ...
