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Anthropology and Sociology  From the Female Eyes: Accounts of Women Field Studying Their Own Communities by M. N. Panini
Price: Rs.200, US $14 Description: Pages-112, (Hard Bound), Year-1991, ISBN-81-7075-020-2. this book makes fascinating reading. Anthropological field work is, most unexpectedly, far more difficult to conduct for women when they study their own communities, at least in rural Asia. . . Ten of the twelve contributors to this symposium are Asian. Their experience ranges from Sri Lanka and Indonesia to India and Pakistan. The two Westerners’ field work was in Africa, where they too had problems before being accepted. Asian Affairs CONTENTS: M. N.
Panini: Introduction. Huma Ahmed Ghosh: From Ivory Towers to Mud Huts: Trials and Acceptance of a Fieldworkers. Abhilasha
Kumari: Penetrating the Purdah: Fieldwork among Muslims in the Walled City Area of Delhi. Rajni
Palriwala: Researcher and Women: Dilemmas of a Fieldworker in a Rajasthan Village. Sikander
Kamil: Maidenhood, Marriage and Fieldwork: Experiences in India and Pakistan.
Naveed-I-Rahat: “Participant Observation” and Identity Crisis. Ann
Abeyewardene: Familial Versus Professional Responsibilities: Fieldwork Experience in Sri Lanka. Jharna
Nath: A Bengali Woman in Three Different Field Situations. Parminder
Bhachu: The Re-socialisation of an Anthropologist: Fieldwork within One’s Own Community. Aida
Sijafri: Multiple Role Performance: An Urban Professional Woman in a Village Setting. Masliana
Bangun: Sensitive Social Relationships: Fieldwork in a Japanese Village. Hilda Mary Kanusbenga
Tadria: Challenges of Participation and Observation: Fieldwork Experience among some Peasants of Uganda. Kate
Crehen: Listening of Different Voices. Glossary. Index. Pages-112, (Hard Bound), Year-1991, ISBN-81-7075-020-2. this book makes fascinating reading. Anthropological field work is, most unexpectedly, far more difficult to conduct for women when they study their own communities, at least in rural Asia. . . Ten of the twelve contributors to this symposium are Asian. Their experience ranges from Sri Lanka and Indonesia to India and Pakistan. The two Westerners’ field work was in Africa, where they too had problems before being accepted. Asian Affairs CONTENTS: M. N.
Panini: Introduction. Huma Ahmed Ghosh: From Ivory Towers to Mud Huts: Trials and Acceptance of a Fieldworkers. Abhilasha
Kumari: Penetrating the Purdah: Fieldwork among Muslims in the Walled City Area of Delhi. Rajni
Palriwala: Researcher and Women: Dilemmas of a Fieldworker in a Rajasthan Village. Sikander
Kamil: Maidenhood, Marriage and Fieldwork: Experiences in India and Pakistan.
Naveed-I-Rahat: “Participant Observation” and Identity Crisis. Ann
Abeyewardene: Familial Versus Professional Responsibilities: Fieldwork Experience in Sri Lanka. Jharna
Nath: A Bengali Woman in Three Different Field Situations. Parminder
Bhachu: The Re-socialisation of an Anthropologist: Fieldwork within One’s Own Community. Aida
Sijafri: Multiple Role Performance: An Urban Professional Woman in a Village Setting. Masliana
Bangun: Sensitive Social Relationships: Fieldwork in a Japanese Village. Hilda Mary Kanusbenga
Tadria: Challenges of Participation and Observation: Fieldwork Experience among some Peasants of Uganda. Kate
Crehen: Listening of Different Voices. Glossary. Index. Pages-112, (Hard Bound), Year-1991, ISBN-81-7075-020-2 Anthropology and Sociology Division and Heirarchy An Overview of Caste in Gujrat by A. M. Shah and I. P. Desai (Foreward by M. N. Srinivas) Price: Rs.200, US $14 Description: Pages-150, (Hard Bound), Year-1988, It should really be a rich reading priority for any scholar interested in caste in India and elsewhere. Unusual in its format, this volume deals critically and extensively with the crucial questions of the principle of hierarchy and the principle of division in the maintenance of caste. For those readers who are already steeped in the literature on caste, this volume will be an intellectual pleasure to peruse. For students of caste, this book will be a learning experience.” Journal of Comparative Family Studies “Students of the caste system and South Asianists everywhere must welcome this book. . . Prof. Shah argues his case. . . very skillfully and steers clear of any polemical confrontation with the known gurus on the caste system. . . Instead of contradicting, Shah complements, but with tightly knit argument where propositions are densely overlaid with facts. There is no denying the fact that Shah’s “Division and Hierarchy” will remain for a long time to come an important source material for South asianists everywhere.” Sociological Bulletin. Anthropology and Sociology Land Reforms in Karnataka: An Account by A Particpant Observer by M. A. S. Rajan Price: Rs.200, US $14 Description: Pages-178, (Hard Bound), Year-1987, Fills a void in the land reform literature. A wealth of statistical information not easily accessible to research scholars a welcome addition to Indian land literature.” Anthropology and Sociology Methods in Social Anthropology by A. R. Radcliffe-Brown Price: Rs.225, US $15 Description: Pages-190, (Hard Bound Reprint-1995), Edited by M. N.
Srinivas) This is possibly the final volume of A. R. Redcliffe-Brown’s published and unpublished contributions to social sciences in general and social anthropology in particular. Besides arranging and editing this volume, Professor M. N. Srinivas has also contributed an “illuminating” Introduction, tracing the development of
Radcliffe-Brown’s methodological and theoretical conceptions. Anthropology and Sociology Capitalism, Primitive and Modern: Some Aspects of Tolai Economic Growth by T. Scarlett Epstein Price: Rs.200, US $14 Description: Pages-182, (Hard Bound), Year-1979, So interesting and relevant to economists, anthropologists and administrators alike has given us a paradigmatic study of economic change -Oceania Anthropology and Sociology The Mobile Scheduled Castes: Rise of A New Middleclass by Nandu Ram Price: Rs.200, US $17 Description: Pages-138, (Hard Bound), Year-1988, Contains a systematic and painstaking analysis of the mobility experiences of 240 Scheduled Caste government employees in
Kanpur. Drawing insights from the theoretical work of Lipset and Zetterberg (social mobility), Homans (status congruence), Merton (reference group
behaviour), Nandu Ram adopts a multi-dimensional approach to inter-generational social mobility. Contributions to Indian Sociology “A useful addition to the existing literature on Scheduled Castes particularly as it highlights the dimensions of mobility that are achieved by those who have utilized the protective discrimination policy to their best advantage. the author needs to be congratulated for the minute details and correlations he has drawn while demonstrating the dimensions of change. ” Sociological Bulletin. Anthropology and Sociology Lawyers and Touts: A Study in Thde Sociology of the Legal Profession by J. S. Gandhi Price: Rs.200, US $14 Description: Pages-174, (Hard Bound), Year-1982, The pioneering nature of the study makes it a trend-setter. Social Action “Extremely illuminating. . . would make an interesting start to a fascinating branch of sociology - the sociology of profession.” Anthropology and Sociology Myth Andreality of the Protechtion of Civil Rights Law: A Case Study of Untouchbility in Rural India by Dinesh Khosla Price: Rs.200, US $14 Description: Pages-190, (Hard Bound), Year-1987, Despite the human misery it must explore, this is an optimistic book. It is animated by a deep belief in the inherent dignity of all people and their unceasing demand for systems of public order which permit that dignity to flourish. Dr. Khosla has made a contribution to the literature of a scientific and policy-directed study of law. At the same time he has offered us a luminous testament of the abiding quest of individual human being for dignity and freedom. Myres S. McDougal and W. Michael Reisman Anthropology and Sociology Democracy in Search of Equality: Untouchable Politics and Indian Social Change by Barbara R. Joshi Price: Rs.250, US $17 Description: Pages-200, (Hard Bound), Year-1992, One of the major strengths of this study is its breadth of treatment. A second refreshing features is her forthright commitment to an essentially partisan position in support of the ex-Untouchable. . . her discussion of political, demographic, sociological, and anthropological data with such a purposive text is valuable.” Anthropology and Sociology Pubjabi Kinship and Marriage by Paul Hershman Price: Rs.350, US $24 Description: Pages-278, (Hard Bound), Year-1981, Here is an empirical sound examination of caste and kinship as the economic and interactional determinants of marriage and property among the Jats of Punjab. Hershman’s understanding of this subject derives as much from sensitive personal interaction as from scientific analysis “Deserves an honoured place on the bookshelves of sociologists as it not only presents a definitive account of the Punjabi kinship system but contributes significantly to general kinship theory. Anthropology and Sociology Coloured Rice: Symnbolicstructure in Hindu Family Festival by Suzanne Hanchett Price: Rs.450, US $30 Description: Pages-335, (Hard Bound), Year-1988, The book is an excellent study of Hindu Family festivals among various caste groups in two Karnataka villages. For her meticulous analysis of myths, metaphors, symbols, and the combinations of rice, colour and food central to. major festivals. Hanchett has synthesised the conceptual schemes of Claude Levi-Strauss (structuralism), Susanne Langer (presentational symbolism) and V. Propp and Susan Wadley(formalism) Contributions to Indian Sociology Anthropology and Sociology Profiles in Female Poverty: A Study of Five Working Women in Inda by Leela Gulati Price: Rs.250, US $17 Description: Pages-180, (Hard Bound), Year-1984, This is an excellent text that should be used to supplement the more quantitative studies on the causes and extent of poverty in Theauthor carried out fieldwork in Kerala, South India. . . (for) over a two year period. This enabled her. . . obtaining an unusual amount of detail on the different nature and types of poverty among women and the families they help to support. The author has combined her training as an economist with the anthropological case study method of investigation to good effect The Economic Journal The study should have been called Profiles in Female Courage. Tribune Anthropology and Sociology India: Social Structure by M. N. Srinivas Price: Rs.125, US $8 Description: Pages-98, (Hard Bound), Year-1995, A bench mark analysis, and a unique one at that.” Deccan Herald Anthropology and Sociology Social Structure and Politics: Studies in Independent India by T. K. Oommen Price: Rs.250, US $17 Description: Pages-236, (Hard Bound), Year-1985, It is a collection of papers displaying continuity and unity of discourse because the issues under discussion relate to various dimensions linking politics and social structure. . . Books on sociology conceived outside the ivory tower are rather rare. This book is one such endeavour at “reality as it exists It is an undoubted boon to students of political sociology, besides administrators and policy makers.” -The Book Review Anthropology and Sociology Women in Development by T. Scarlett Epstein Price: Rs.960, US $20 Description: Description not available Anthropology and Sociology Food From the Mouth of Krishna: Feast and Festivities in A North Indian Pilgrimage Centre by Paul M. Toomey Price: Rs.300, US $20 Description: Pages-172, (Hard Bound), Year-1994, ISBN-81-7075-030-X, CONTENTS: 1. Introduction: The Inquiry and its Context. General Approach of the Study; Hindu Food Ritual: Theoretical Perspectives; Some Thoughts on Fieldwork at
Govardhan. 2. The Setting: Govardhan as Sacred Centre and Social Field... Govardhan in Braj Sacred Topography; The Govardhan Myth; Scared Sites at
Govardhan; Govardhan: Krishna’s Transcedent (Alaukik) and Terrestrial
(Laukik) Abode (Dham); Bhav: The Bhakti Theory of Emotion; Govardhan as Social Field. 3.
Prasad: Symbols, Concepts, and Categories. . . Food Categories and Classification; Concepts of
Prasad. 4. Feeding Krishna’s Divine Image. . . The Local Tradition; Popular Temples at
Govardhan; Temple Images as Religious Symbols; Haridevji; Mukut
Mukharvind; Food Management Systems in Popular Temples; The Food System in Haridevji Temple; The Food System in Mukut Mukharvind Temple; Natural versus Iconic Images: The Trend at
Govardhan. 5. Prasad in Sectarian Temples. . . Sectarian Views of Icon Worship;
Pushtimarg; Gaudiyas; Food Systems in Sectarian Temples; The Food System in Pushtimargi
Havelis; Daily Seasonal, and Festive Food Cycles in Pushtimargi
Havelis; Distribution of Prasad in Radhakund’s Ashram. 6.
Bhandaras. . . Feasts for Brahmans and Sadhus; Cooking and Offering Food at
Bhandaras; Serving Food at Bhandaras; Conclusion. 7. Sectarian Feasts. . .
Tapeli: A Pushtimarg Pilgrimage Feast; Preparing, Offering, and Serving Food at Tapeli Feasts; Vaishnava
Sewa: A Gaudiya Pilgrimage Feast; Preparing, Offering, and Serving Food at Tapeli Vaishnava Sewa Feasts; Conclusion; 8.
Annakut: Mountain of Food, Mountain of Love. Mediation, Inversion, and other Forms of symbolic Play in
Annakut; Symbols of Mediation; Frame Switching; Symbols of Inversion; Annakut Food Data in Three Traditions. 9. Conclusion. Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Archaeology Pre-Historic Archaeology by D. K. Bhattacharya Price: Rs.140, US $8 Description: Pages-162, (Hard Bound), Reprint-1990, The author deserves congratulations for filling in [a] long felt need. the book will be warmly received by the students, as much of the needed information for them has been capsuled in [it]. This apart, the simplicity of the language and the scheme of presentation are the other two merits of the book.” Demography Family Planning in India, 1964-1984: A District Level Study by K. G. Jolly Price: Rs.200, US $13 Description: Pages-188, (Hard Bound), Year-1986, India had started the family planning program as early as 1952. Birth control is one of the most important measures for development in this country, as the population growth nullifies the positive effects of the development planning. Therefore any study, which provides with a systematic understanding of the performance of family planning program vis-a-vis the constraints, is received with a hope for a major break-through in future. In this context, Jolly’s book has made a significant contribution. The book has made useful suggestions which since these are based on rigorous statistical analysis of the huge data about all the districts of India, will go a long way to help the planners. For its methodological profundity, the book will also be useful for the scholar and researchers who are interested in the study of family planning program.” Demography Demography India by Indian Association For the Study of Population Price: Rs.500, US $60 Description: Pages-170, Vol 29 of 2000 Demography Men in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: Reproductive Health Issues by Nancy J. Piet-Pelon, Ubaidur Rob and M. E. Khan Price: Rs.400, US $20 Description: Pages-178, (Hard Bound), Year-1999, ISBN-81-7075-056-3, Planning program has pre-partition roots, similar to those of India and Bangladesh. Pakistan began its national program in its east and west wings at the same time. Yet, Bangladesh is far ahead in achieving its goals in family planning. Reproductive health in Pakistan also lags behind India and Bangladesh. The influence men have on women's reproductive health compels each of us to consider how to meet the challenge of improving services and information for them. It is imperative that we act urgently to ensure a healthier future for all. CONTENTS: Preface. Acknowledgement. 1: Introduction. 2: An Overview. 3: Programs on Family Planning and Reproductive Health. 4: Men and Family Planning. 5: Decision Makers. 6: Innovative Reproductive Health Programs for Men. 7: The Unfinished Agenda and the Road Ahead. References. Demography Economics of Child Labour in Hazardous Industries of India by Richard Anker Price: Rs.450, US $25 Description: Pages-212, (Hard Bound), Year-1998, Since ages, child labour has remained a perennial problem. Elimination of child labour has always been the top priority for the government. Studies on child
labour, so far, has been mostly confined to its social aspects. Very little attention had been given to the understanding of the economics of industries which hire substantial number of child labourers and the role played by child labourers in these industries. This book is a unique collection of papers addressing this issue. So far, there have been very few objective and impartial empirical studies on child labour on which the policy makers can base their policies or programs. The findings and conclusions drawn in the book are the outcome of the discussions which took place at a three day National Workshop on 'Economics of Child Labour in Selected Industries'. This was a rare gathering of researchers, employers, trade unions, NGO's policy makers and international officials. The papers in this book present the findings of studies based on child labour in Carpet, Glass, Diamond, Gem and Mosaic, Chips and Limestone Industries. It gives an understanding on the economics of replacement of child labour with adult labour in these Industries. The papers throw open interesting perspectives on child labour which has important policy implications. It was also highlighted that non pecuniary and non economical factors are often very important reasons why employers hire children. The book clearly indicates that the elimination of child labour would cause only a small increase in the cost of production—almost always below five per cent. The elimination of child labour is also likely to increase the prevailing wage rate because of a reduction in the supply of
labour. The book is a must for every researcher and policy maker interested in child labour issues. Demography Mortality and Fertility Transition in Kerala: A Historical Investigation by S. Irudaya Rajan, P.N. Mari Bhat and Tim Dyson Price: Rs.350, US $24 Description: Pages-184, (Hard Bound), Year-1998, ISBN-81-7075-047-4, Historical Demography is essentially a specialised branch of population studies which emerged only in the 1950s. Vigorous interest in historical demography has been witnessed in the last two decades in France, England, U.S.A., and many other Western countries. This is borne out to some extent in the list of ‘References’ appended at the end of the book. Due to the paucity of annual series of data, it has not been possible to trace back the onset of mortality and fertility transition in Kerala—a dramatic turn around case in the history of Indian demography even in the absence of economic transformation. The present book seeks to remove this gap by using the Parish record, a unique venture of its own kind in India. Seven Catholic parishes of the archdiocese of Trivandrum form the source of data for this study. For comparison of results obtained, similar data compiled from records of Bombay parishes has been used. CONTENTS: Preface. Foreword by Bishop Soosa Pakum M. Chapter 1: History of Christianity in
Kerala. Chapter 2: Demographic Profile of Christians in India. Chapter 3: Roman Catholic Parish Records. Chapter 4: A Note about the Sample Parishes of the Trivandrum Diocese. Chapter 5: Analysis of Baptismal Records. Chapter 6: Analysis of Mortality Desired from Burial Records. Chapter 7: Analysis of Population Dynamics through Nuptials Records. Chapter 8: Linkage and their Role in Demographic Analysis. Bibliography. Appendices. Demography Population Policy and Reproductive Health by K. Srinivasan Price: Rs.500, US $35 Description: Pages-362, (Hard Bound), Year-1996, ISBN-81-7075-042-3. This volume is an edited version of 16 papers presented at the National Seminar on Policy Directions and Strategy of Action in Population & Reproductive Health organised by the Population Foundation of India during 19-20 December, 1995 at New Delhi. This Seminar was organised as part of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Foundation. India is going through a phase of second transition (the first one from family planning to family welfare in 1977) from family welfare programmes to reproductive health
programmes, in which additional attention is given to treatment of reproductive tract infection, education for adolescents and problems of sterility in addition to conventional maternal and child health. Since fertility is on a downward trend in most parts of the country, and the pace of decline is accelerating recently, it is time that official programmes and efforts by non-governmental organisations shift their focus to a wider canvas in which women’s health and their rights are safeguarded. This book is a welcome and timely contribution to this field. The papers included in this volume are by distinguished scholars, academicians and programme administrators in the country. A notable contribution of this volume is the views expressed by leaders from different political parties on problems of population and reproductive health in the country. The book is edited by Dr. K.
Srinivasan, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India, a noted scholar in this field, who has also contributed a paper in this volume. This book will be extremely useful for students and scholars engaged in demographic and reproductive health studies in India and in formulation of policies and programmes in these fields. CONTENTS: PART - I: DEMOGRAPHIC SCENARIO. K.
Srinivasan, An Overview of Demographic Transition in India Since 1970. Sumati
Kulkarni, Inter-Relationship between Population and Socio-economic Development in India—Present Conditions and Future Scenario. K. B.
Pathak, Fertility and Mortality Transition in India: Policy Perspectives and Priorities. P. N. Mari
Bhat, Contours of Fertility Decline in India: A District Level Study Based on the 1991 Census. PART - II: POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES. M. S.
Swaminathan, Anuja Gulati, Prabhakar Rao and R. Ravichandran, Population Programmes in the Context of Democratic Decentralization: Allocation of Responsibilities and Resources to Panchayats and
Nagarpalikas. T. V. Antony, Programmes and Policies Adopted in Tamilnadu which Affected its
CBR. Helen H. Simon, A Review of National Family Welfare Programme. Adarsh
Mishra, Current Policies and Programmes in Family Planning and Reproductive Health and Future Training. Shanti
Ghosh, Life Cycle of Maternal Health and Child Health. Saroj
Pachauri, A Shift from Family Planning to Reproductive Health: New Challenges. Ranjit Roy
Chaudhury, Reproductive Health Aspect of Contraceptive Methods. Rami
Chhabra, Women’s Status and Reproductive Health in the Context of Indian Family Planning Programme: A Review and Recommendations for the Future. Dileep V.
Mavalankar, Current Problems of Family Welfare Program: Administration and Principles and Techniques of Management Applicable to Family Welfare and Reproductive Health Programs. Nirmala
Murthy, Implementing Population and Reproductive Health Program: How Can NGOs Help? K. B.
Sahay, Need for a Sound Population Policy. Rashmi Mayur, Challenge of Population Growth and Sustainable Future of India. PART - III: POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, INTERNATIONAL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Views of Political Leaders. Special Address by Dr. Nafis
Sadik. Recommendations on Policy Directions and Strategy of Action. Executive Summary of the Specific Recommendations on Population Policies and Programmes to be submitted to the Honorable Minister for Health & Family Welfare. Demography Marriage in Sri Lanka: A Century of Change by Bruce Caldwell Price: Rs.490, US $34 Description: Pages-234, (Hard Bound), Year-1999, ISBN-81-7075-048-2, The study deals with the changing determinants of marriage patterns in Sri Lanka, e.g. a decline in arranged marriage in response to increasing individualization of society; gradual disappearance of family-based society due to the emergence of a new economic system placing a much greater emphasis on individual attributes and achieved status than ascribed status; as attainment of status takes time, a shift from early age marriage to later age marriage, etc. A detailed comparative analysis has been made with marriage patterns in Sri Lanka with those in the West and South Asian countries, particularly India. An important question examined is whether the changes in marriage patterns are part of a more generalized change in Asian society toward the situation prevailing in the West, either in conscious imitation or because underlying conditions are becoming more similar.
The author was a member of the Sri Lankan Demographic Change Project (SLDCP), a joint project of the Demographic Training and Research Unit, University of Colombo and the Department of Demography, Australian National University (ANU). CONTENTS: Chapter-1. Introduction: The Causes of Marriage Change. Chapter-2. Marriage in an Asian Society. Chapter-3. Methodology. Chapter-4. Patterns of First Marriage. Chapter-5. The Process of Marriage. Chapter-6. Conclusion: Marriage Patterns, and Aspect of Marriage. References. Index. Demography Studies in Social Dynamics of Primary Health Care by Ashish Bose and P. B. Desai Price: Rs.200, US $13 Description: Pages-228, (Hard Bound), Year-1983, Unique in that it combines a broad conceptualization of the critical issues of primary health care at the global and national levels with hand data collected through sustained fieldwork at the grassroots level". Demography Family and Gender in Pakistan: Domestic Life in A Muslim Society by Hastings Donnan and Frits Selier Price: Rs.300, US $20 Description: Pages-240, (Hard Bound), Year-1997, ISBN-81-7075-036-9, The present work brings together for the first time original essays to present a detailed picture of contemporary family life based on fine ethnography and incorporating the cultural categories of the people themselves. It makes a bid to challenge the stereotypes of the Pakistani family and household by documenting the variation in domestic organisation across the country. The themes dealt with include - The allocation of authority by gender: The impact of migration on household structure and
organisation: Rural and urban house-holds: Class and sectarian differences in household structure; Regional and ethnic variation in domestic arrangements. The essays are contributed by researchers with many years of field experience in different parts of Pakistan and among Pakistanis overseas. CONTENTS: 1. Introduction - Hastings Donnan and Frits
Selier. 2. Women’s Province: Hindus in Rural Sindh - Lindsay Young. 3. Kalasha Domestic Society: Practice, Ceremony, Domain - Peter
Parkes. 4. Women and the Household in Baluchistan and Frontier Society - Akbar S. Ahmed. 5. Expanded Family and Extended Community: Migrants in Karachi - Frits
Selier. 6. Women, the Household and Families Ties: Pakistani Migrants in Britain - Alison Shaw. 7. Migration and Female Headed Households in Rural Punjab - Hastings
Donnan. 8. Household Structure and Household Income in Punjabi Urban Life - Wenonah Lyon and Michael Fischer. 9. Family, Women and Islamic Radicalisation in Karachi - Sabra
Bano. 10. Beyond the Household: An Exploration of Private and Public Spheres in the Northern Areas - Susan York. Index. |
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