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.
Writing the City in British Asian Diasporas
1st Edition
Edited
By Sean McLoughlin, William Gould, Ananya Jahanara Kabir, Emma Tomalin
June 01, 2018
In 1962, the Commonwealth Immigrants Act hastened the process of South Asian migration to postcolonial Britain. Half a decade later, now is an opportune moment to revisit the accumulated writing about the diasporas formed through subsequent settlement, and to probe the ways in which the South Asian...
Social Movements and the Indian Diaspora
1st Edition
By Movindri Reddy
April 16, 2018
With the elevation of Islam and Muslim transnational networks in international affairs, from the rise of Al Qaeda to the revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East, the study of Diasporas and transnational identities has become more relevant. Using case studies from Fiji, Mauritius, Trinidad ...
Subaltern Movements in India: Gendered Geographies of Struggle Against Neoliberal Development
1st Edition
By Manisha Desai
April 16, 2018
Social struggles in India target both the state and private corporations. Three subaltern struggles against development in Gujarat, India, succeeded, to varying degrees, due to legalism from below and translocal solidarity, but that success has been compromised by its gendered geographies. Based ...
The Bengal Diaspora: Rethinking Muslim migration
1st Edition
By Claire Alexander, Joya Chatterji, Annu Jalais
April 16, 2018
India’s partition in 1947 and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 saw the displacement and resettling of millions of Muslims and Hindus, resulting in profound transformations across the region. A third of the region’s population sought shelter across new borders, almost all of them resettling in the...
Indian Capitalism in Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Barbara Harriss-White, Judith Heyer
January 24, 2018
Recognising the different ways that capitalism is theorised, this book explores various aspects of contemporary capitalism in India. Using field research at a local level to engage with larger issues, it raises questions about the varieties and processes of capitalism, and about the different roles...
Reshaping City Governance: London, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad
1st Edition
By Nirmala Rao
January 24, 2018
India’s cities are in the midst of an unprecedented urban expansion. While India is acknowledged as a rising power, poised to emerge into the front rank of global economies, the pace and scale of its urbanisation calls for more effective metropolitan management if that growth is not to be ...
Development, Poverty and Power in Pakistan: The impact of state and donor interventions on farmers
1st Edition
By Syed Mohammad Ali
January 22, 2018
Rural development remains a major challenge for governments of developing countries such as Pakistan. While a broad range of state and donor interventions impact the lives of poor farmers -who provide a significant proportion of the labour force - comprehensive consideration of these combined ...
Mobilizing Religion and Gender in India: The Role of Activism
1st Edition
By Nandini Deo
January 22, 2018
Religious nationalists and women’s activists have transformed India over the past century. They debated the idea of India under colonial rule, shaped the constitutional structure of Indian democracy, and questioned the legitimacy of the postcolonial consensus, as they politicized one dimension of ...
Suicide in Sri Lanka: The Anthropology of an Epidemic
1st Edition
By Tom Widger
January 22, 2018
Why people kill themselves remains an enduring and unanswered question. With a focus on Sri Lanka, a country that for several decades has reported ‘epidemic’ levels of suicidal behaviour, this book develops a unique perspective linking the causes and meanings of suicidal practices to social ...
Activist Documentary Film in Pakistan: The Emergence of a Cinema of Accountability
1st Edition
By Rahat Imran
January 12, 2018
This book, the first academic book on Pakistani documentary cinema, traces the development of activist filmmaking practices in Pakistan which have emerged as a response to the consequences of religious fundamentalism, extremism, and violation of human rights. Beginning with the period of General ...
Corporate Social Responsibility and Development in Pakistan
1st Edition
By Nadeem Malik
January 12, 2018
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has not only become an important concept for corporate organizations but also civil society, community, state and the multilateral and bilateral development agencies. It has acquired great significance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2008, ...
Indian Foreign Policy in Transition: Relations with South Asia
1st Edition
By Arijit Mazumdar
January 12, 2018
India’s relation with other South Asian countries has been impacted by recent developments in the post-Cold War period. These include India’s economic rise, the recent democratic transitions in many South Asian countries and greater US engagement in the region following 9/11. This book is an effort...