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.
Islam and Higher Education: Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities
1st Edition
By Marodsilton Muborakshoeva
May 18, 2017
This book is the first study to qualitatively explore the concepts of higher education in Muslim contexts. It examines the different concepts of ‘a university’ and the way they shape practice in Muslim contexts, with a particular focus on the Islamic republic of Pakistan. Contributing to ...
Nation, Territory, and Globalization in Pakistan: Traversing the Margins
1st Edition
By Chad Haines
May 18, 2017
The Karakoram Highway was constructed by the Pakistani state in the 1970s as a major development project that furthered the national interest and solidified state control over the disputed region of northern Pakistan. Focusing on this highway, this book provides a unique analysis of the ...
Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nepal: Identities and Mobilization after 1990
1st Edition
Edited
By Mahendra Lawoti, Susan Hangen
May 18, 2017
Identity movements, based on ethnicity, caste, language, religion and regional identity, have become increasingly significant in Nepal, reshaping debates on the definition of the nation, nationalism and the structure of the state. This book analyzes the rapid rise in ethnic and nationalist ...
Non-discrimination and Equality in India: Contesting Boundaries of Social Justice
1st Edition
By Vidhu Verma
May 18, 2017
Social Justice is a concept familiar to most Indians but one whose meaning is not always understood as it signifies a variety of government strategies designed to enhance opportunities for underprivileged groups. By tracing the trajectory of social justice from the colonial period to the present, ...
Being Bengali: At Home and in the World
1st Edition
Edited
By Mridula Nath Chakraborty
December 08, 2016
Bengal has long been one of the key centres of civilisation and culture in the Indian subcontinent. However, Bengali identity – "Bengaliness" – is complicated by its long history of evolution, the fact that Bengal is now divided between India and Bangladesh, and by virtue of a very large ...
Twenty-First Century Bollywood
1st Edition
By Ajay Gehlawat
December 07, 2016
Key changes have emerged in Bollywood in the new millennium. Twenty-First Century Bollywood traces the emerging shifts in both the content and form of Bollywood cinema and examines these new tendencies in relation to the changing dynamics of Indian culture. The book historically situates these ...
Bollywood and Globalization: The Global Power of Popular Hindi Cinema
1st Edition
Edited
By David Schaefer, Kavita Karan
July 31, 2015
The field of Bollywood studies has remained predominantly critical, theoretical and historical in focus. This book brings together qualitative and quantitative approaches to tackle empirical questions focusing on the relationship between soft power, hybridity, cinematic texts, and audiences. ...
South Asian Security: 21st Century Discourses
1st Edition
Edited
By Sagarika Dutt, Alok Bansal
July 31, 2015
The South Asian security complex refers to security interdependencies between the states in the region, and also includes the effect that powerful external actors, such as China, the US and Russia, and geopolitical interests have on regional dynamics. This book focuses on the national securities of...
The Politics of Ethnicity in Pakistan: The Baloch, Sindhi and Mohajir Ethnic Movements
1st Edition
By Farhan Hanif Siddiqi
July 31, 2015
In order to understand the Pakistani state and government’s treatment of non-dominant ethnic groups after the failure of the military operation in East Pakistan and the independence of Bangladesh, this book looks at the ethnic movements that were subject to a military operation after 1971: the ...
Transforming Urban Water Supplies in India: The Role of Reform and Partnerships in Globalization
1st Edition
By Govind Gopakumar
July 31, 2015
The absence of water supply infrastructure is a critical issue that affects the sustainability of cities in the developing world and the quality of life of millions of people living in these cities. Urban India has probably the largest concentration of people in the world lacking safe access to ...
Transitional Justice in South Asia: A Study of Afghanistan and Nepal
1st Edition
By Tazreena Sajjad
July 31, 2015
Offering a comparative case study of transitional justice processes in Afghanistan and Nepal, this book critically evaluates the way the "local" is consulted in post-conflict efforts toward peace and reconciliation. It argues that there is a tendency in transitional justice efforts to contain the ...
Corporate Social Responsibility in India
1st Edition
By Bidyut Chakrabarty
July 22, 2015
Presenting an analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India, this book looks at the unique roots of the concept in India. It examines Gandhi’s philosophical moorings that inform India’s approach to CSR, and the role of civil society in setting an agenda for championing the rights of ...