Author: Sripati Chandrasekhar
Publisher:
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Nagarathars of South India
Author: Sripati Chandrasekhar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Ritualizing on the Boundaries
Author: Fred W. Clothey
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570036477
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In his comparative study of four Tamil resettlements, Clothey examines the rituals that have traveled with these South Indian communities - Hindu, Muslim, and Christian - and how these practices perpetuate or modify the heritages these groups claim for themselves in their new environs. Clothey looks specifically at settlements in the cities of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Mumbai, India; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Describing such settlements as communities living on boundaries, Clothey explores how their existence illustrates divisions between ethnic, local, and global identities; between generations; and between imagined pasts and uncertain futures. He contends that one of the most visible ways expatriated communities negotiate these boundaries is through the use of ritual - the building of shrines and temples, the use of festivals and performances, and the enactment of ancient ceremonies.
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781570036477
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In his comparative study of four Tamil resettlements, Clothey examines the rituals that have traveled with these South Indian communities - Hindu, Muslim, and Christian - and how these practices perpetuate or modify the heritages these groups claim for themselves in their new environs. Clothey looks specifically at settlements in the cities of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Mumbai, India; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Describing such settlements as communities living on boundaries, Clothey explores how their existence illustrates divisions between ethnic, local, and global identities; between generations; and between imagined pasts and uncertain futures. He contends that one of the most visible ways expatriated communities negotiate these boundaries is through the use of ritual - the building of shrines and temples, the use of festivals and performances, and the enactment of ancient ceremonies.
Caste and Capitalism in Colonial India
Author: David West Rudner
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520376536
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
David Rudner's richly detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of a South Indian merchant-banking caste provides the first comprehensive analysis of the interdependence among Indian business practice, social organization, and religion. Exploring noncapitalist economic formations and the impact of colonial rule on indigenous commercial systems, Rudner argues that caste and commerce are inextricably linked through formal and informal institutions. The practices crucial to the formation and distribution of capital are also a part of this linkage. Rudner challenges the widely held assumptions that all castes are organized either by marriage alliance or status hierarchy and that caste structures are incompatible with the "rational" conduct of business. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520376536
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
David Rudner's richly detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of a South Indian merchant-banking caste provides the first comprehensive analysis of the interdependence among Indian business practice, social organization, and religion. Exploring noncapitalist economic formations and the impact of colonial rule on indigenous commercial systems, Rudner argues that caste and commerce are inextricably linked through formal and informal institutions. The practices crucial to the formation and distribution of capital are also a part of this linkage. Rudner challenges the widely held assumptions that all castes are organized either by marriage alliance or status hierarchy and that caste structures are incompatible with the "rational" conduct of business. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.
Kingship and Political Practice in Colonial India
Author: Pamela G. Price
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521552479
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
In a cultural history which considers the transformation of south Indian institutions under British colonial rule in the nineteenth century, Pamela Price focuses on the two former 'little kingdoms' of Ramnad and Sivagangai which came under colonial governance as revenue estates. She demonstrates how rivalries among the royal families and major zamindari temples, and the disintegration of indigenous institutions of rule, contributed to the development of nationalist ideologies and new political identities among the people of southern Tamil country. The author also shows how religious symbols and practices going back to the seventeenth century were reformulated and acquired a new significance in the colonial context. Arguing for a reappraisal of the relationship of Hinduism to politics, Price finds that these symbols and practices continue to inform popular expectation of political leadership today.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521552479
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
In a cultural history which considers the transformation of south Indian institutions under British colonial rule in the nineteenth century, Pamela Price focuses on the two former 'little kingdoms' of Ramnad and Sivagangai which came under colonial governance as revenue estates. She demonstrates how rivalries among the royal families and major zamindari temples, and the disintegration of indigenous institutions of rule, contributed to the development of nationalist ideologies and new political identities among the people of southern Tamil country. The author also shows how religious symbols and practices going back to the seventeenth century were reformulated and acquired a new significance in the colonial context. Arguing for a reappraisal of the relationship of Hinduism to politics, Price finds that these symbols and practices continue to inform popular expectation of political leadership today.
Recent Research in History
Author: Dr. R. Ambika
Publisher: Krishna Publication House
ISBN: 9390627362
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
This book is intended to emphasize the recent research in India. This book is edited based on recent research and contemporary research in India. This book contains many relevant archaeological surveys, ancient history, and relooks the past events. Therefore, differs in a very qualitative way from many other books available on the same content. All the findings, suggestions, and reports from the Historical researcher, different stakeholders, and the history student will be acknowledged in this book. I am also grateful for the help and encouragement of Krishna Publication House.
Publisher: Krishna Publication House
ISBN: 9390627362
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
This book is intended to emphasize the recent research in India. This book is edited based on recent research and contemporary research in India. This book contains many relevant archaeological surveys, ancient history, and relooks the past events. Therefore, differs in a very qualitative way from many other books available on the same content. All the findings, suggestions, and reports from the Historical researcher, different stakeholders, and the history student will be acknowledged in this book. I am also grateful for the help and encouragement of Krishna Publication House.
Rethinking Markets in Modern India
Author: Ajay Gandhi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108486789
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Using historical and ethnographic analyses, this book shows how Indian markets are embedded in society and politically contested.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108486789
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Using historical and ethnographic analyses, this book shows how Indian markets are embedded in society and politically contested.
Indian Communities in Southeast Asia (First Reprint 2006)
Author: K S Sandhu
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN: 9812304185
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1029
Book Description
In Indian Communities in Southeast Asia thirty-one scholars provide an analytical commentary on the contemporary position of ethnic Indians in Southeast Asia. The book is the outcome of a ten-year project undertaken by the editors at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. It is multi-disciplinary in focus and multi-faceted in approach, providing a comprehensive account of the way people originating from the Indian subcontinent have integrated themselves in the various Southeast Asian countires. The study provides insights into understanding how Indians, an intra-ethnically diverse immigrant group, have intermingled in Southeast Asia, a region that itself is ethnically diverse.
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN: 9812304185
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1029
Book Description
In Indian Communities in Southeast Asia thirty-one scholars provide an analytical commentary on the contemporary position of ethnic Indians in Southeast Asia. The book is the outcome of a ten-year project undertaken by the editors at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. It is multi-disciplinary in focus and multi-faceted in approach, providing a comprehensive account of the way people originating from the Indian subcontinent have integrated themselves in the various Southeast Asian countires. The study provides insights into understanding how Indians, an intra-ethnically diverse immigrant group, have intermingled in Southeast Asia, a region that itself is ethnically diverse.
Government of India Act, 1935
Author: Great Britain. Indian Delimitation Committee
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 892
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 892
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India's Communities
Author: K. S. Singh
Publisher:
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 1664
Book Description
Ethnological study.
Publisher:
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 1664
Book Description
Ethnological study.
Indian Electioneering
Author: Sir Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond
Publisher:
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Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Election law
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description