Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
About the Book Series
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of South Asia.
Terrorism and the US Drone Attacks in Pakistan: Killing First
1st Edition
By Imdad Ullah
September 26, 2022
This book analyses the US drone attacks against terrorists in Pakistan to assess whether the ‘pre-emptive’ use of combat drones to kill terrorists is ever legally justified. Exploring the doctrinal discourse of pre-emption vis-à-vis the US drone attacks against terrorists in Pakistan, the book ...
Bangladesh and International Law
1st Edition
Edited
By Mohammad Shahabuddin
August 29, 2022
This book is the first-ever comprehensive analysis of international law from Global South perspectives with specific reference to Bangladesh. The book not only sheds new light on classical international law concepts, such as statehood, citizenship, and self-determination, but also covers more ...
Kashmir and the Future of South Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Sugata Bose, Ayesha Jalal
August 01, 2022
This book uses an innovative people-centered approach to the Kashmir problem to shed new light on why postcolonial partitions remain unfinished and why the wounds of postcolonial nation-state formation in South Asia continue to fester. "Kashmir" is viewed as a metaphor for the permanent internal ...
Labor, Global Supply Chains, and the Garment Industry in South Asia: Bangladesh after Rana Plaza
1st Edition
Edited
By Sanchita Saxena
June 30, 2021
This book argues that larger flaws in the global supply chain must first be addressed to change the way business is conducted to prevent factory owners from taking deadly risks to meet clients’ demands in the garment industry in Bangladesh.Using the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster as a departure point, ...
Gender, Nation and Popular Film in India: Globalizing Muscular Nationalism
1st Edition
By Sikata Banerjee
August 23, 2018
Interpretations of manhood have unfolded in India within a middle class cultural milieu shaped by an assertive self-confidence fuelled by liberalisation, a process by which India has been integrated into the global political economy and the prominence of Hindutva or Hindu nationalist politics. ...
Islamic NGOs in Bangladesh: Development, Piety and Neoliberal governmentality
1st Edition
By Mohammad Musfequs Salehin
August 14, 2018
NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) have emerged in both a development and aid capacity in Bangladesh, providing wide-reaching public services to the country’s population living in extreme poverty. However, resistance to and limitations of NGO-led development - which in conjunction with ...
State and Nation-Building in Pakistan: Beyond Islam and Security
1st Edition
Edited
By Roger D. Long, Gurharpal Singh, Yunas Samad, Ian Talbot
August 14, 2018
Religion, violence, and ethnicity are all intertwined in the history of Pakistan. The entrenchment of landed interests, operationalized through violence, ethnic identity, and power through successive regimes has created a system of ‘authoritarian clientalism.’ This book offers comparative, ...
Devotional Islam in Contemporary South Asia: Shrines, Journeys and Wanderers
1st Edition
Edited
By Michel Boivin, Remy Delage
June 28, 2018
The Muslim shrine is at the crossroad of many processes involving society and culture. It is the place where a saint – often a Sufi - is buried, and it works as a main social factor, with the power of integrating or rejecting people and groups, and as a mirror reflecting the intricacies of a ...
Epigraphy and Islamic Culture: Inscriptions of the Early Muslim Rulers of Bengal (1205-1494)
1st Edition
By Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq
June 28, 2018
Architectural inscriptions are a fascinating aspect of Islamic cultural heritage because of their rich and diverse historical contents and artistic merits. These inscriptions help us understand the advent of Islam and its gradual diffusion in Bengal, which eventually resulted in a Muslim majority ...
Ethnic Subnationalist Insurgencies in South Asia: Identities, Interests and Challenges to State Authority
1st Edition
By Jugdep S. Chima
June 28, 2018
This book provides a micro-historical analysis of the emergence and contemporary dynamics of recent ethnic sub-nationalist insurgencies in South Asia. Using comparative case studies, it discusses the causes of each insurgency, analyses the trajectory and dynamics of each including attempts at ...
Political Economy of Development in India: Indigeneity in Transition in the State of Kerala
1st Edition
By Darley Kjosavik, Nadarajah Shanmugaratnam
June 28, 2018
In the Global South, indigenous people have been continuously subjected to top-down, and often violent, processes of post-colonial state and nation building. This book examines the development dilemmas of the indigenous people (adivasis) of the Indian state of Kerala. It explores the different ...
Women and Resistance in Contemporary Bengali Cinema: A Freedom Incomplete
1st Edition
By Srimati Mukherjee
June 08, 2018
Historically, Indian cinema has positioned women at the intersection of tradition and a more evolving culture, portraying contradictory attitudes which affect women’s roles in public and private spheres. Examining the work of three directors from West Bengal, this book addresses the juxtaposition ...