Global South Asians

Global South Asians
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 13
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ISBN-10 : 9781139458009
ISBN-13 : 1139458000
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Global South Asians by : Judith M. Brown

By the end of the twentieth century some nine million people of South Asian descent had left India, Bangladesh or Pakistan and settled in different parts of the world, forming a diverse and significant modern diaspora. In the early nineteenth century, many left reluctantly to seek economic opportunities which were lacking at home. This is the story of their often painful experiences in the diaspora, how they constructed new social communities overseas and how they maintained connections with the countries and the families they had left behind. It is a story compellingly told by one of the premier historians of modern South Asia, Judith Brown, whose particular knowledge of the diaspora in Britain and South Africa gives her insight as a commentator. This is a book which will have a broad appeal to general readers as well as to students of South Asian and colonial history, migration studies and sociology.

The Indentured Archipelago

The Indentured Archipelago
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 9781316512265
ISBN-13 : 1316512266
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Indentured Archipelago by : Reshaad Durgahee

A historical geographical comparison of the Indo-Pacific Indian indenture labour experience, revealing the hitherto unexplored movements of labourers between colonies.

Global South Asia

Global South Asia
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1032160217
ISBN-13 : 9781032160214
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Global South Asia by : Madhurima Chakraborty

This book collects essays that take on the excavatory, critical, and generative work of rethinking the relationship between South Asia and the world.

Nature in the Global South

Nature in the Global South
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 0822331497
ISBN-13 : 9780822331490
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Nature in the Global South by : Paul Greenough

DIVAlternative cultural forms of environmentalism in South and Southeast Asia./div

South Asia in World History

South Asia in World History
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9780199760343
ISBN-13 : 0199760349
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis South Asia in World History by : Marc Jason Gilbert

South Asia and the world to 1500 BCE -- The Vedic Age, 1500 to 500 BCE -- South Asia's classical age: 325 BCE to 711 CE -- Islam in South Asia, c. 711 to 1556 -- The great mughals: c. 1556-1757 -- From company state to crown rule, c. 1757-1877 -- From the rise of nationalism to independence, 1885-1948 -- Tryst with destiny: South Asia and the world, 1947 to the present

South Asia in the World: An Introduction

South Asia in the World: An Introduction
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 323
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ISBN-10 : 9781317459590
ISBN-13 : 1317459598
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis South Asia in the World: An Introduction by : Susan S Wadley

This first book in the new Foundations in Global Studies series offers a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to South Asia. The variations in social, cultural, economic, and political life in this diverse and complex region are explored within the context of the globalising forces affecting all regions of the world. In a simple strategy that all books in the series employ, the volume begins with foundational material (including chapters on history, language, and, in the case of South Asia, religion), moves to a discussion of globalisation, and then focuses the investigation more specifically through the use of case studies. The cases expose the student to various disciplinary lenses that are important in understanding the region and are meant to bring the region to life through subjects of high interest and significance to today's readers. Resource boxes, an important feature of the book, are included to maintain currency and add utility. They offer links that point readers to a rich archive of additional material, connections to timely data, reports on recent events, official sites, local and country-based media, visual material, and so forth. A website developed by Syracuse University's South Asia Center will feature additional graphic, narrative, and case study material to complement the book.

South Asia in World Politics

South Asia in World Politics
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0742525872
ISBN-13 : 9780742525870
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis South Asia in World Politics by : Devin T. Hagerty

South Asia in World Politics offers a comprehensive introduction to the politics and international relations of South Asia, a key area encompassing the states of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. While U.S. interest has long been sporadic and reactive, 9/11 alerted Washington that paying only fitful attention to one of the world's most volatile and populous regions was a recipe for everyday instability, repeated international crises, major and minor wars, and conditions so chronically unsettled that they continue to provide a fertile breeding ground for transnational Islamic terrorism. Exploring the many facets of this dynamic region, the book also assesses U.S. policy toward Afghanistan and explains the importance of Bangladesh and Pakistan, two of only a handful of Islamic states with significant track records as democracies.

Global Digital Cultures

Global Digital Cultures
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 327
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ISBN-10 : 9780472125319
ISBN-13 : 0472125311
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Global Digital Cultures by : Aswin Punathambekar

Digital media histories are part of a global network, and South Asia is a key nexus in shaping the trajectory of digital media in the twenty-first century. Digital platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and others are deeply embedded in the daily lives of millions of people around the world, shaping how people engage with others as kin, as citizens, and as consumers. Moving away from Anglo-American and strictly national frameworks, the essays in this book explore the intersections of local, national, regional, and global forces that shape contemporary digital culture(s) in regions like South Asia: the rise of digital and mobile media technologies, the ongoing transformation of established media industries, and emergent forms of digital media practice and use that are reconfiguring sociocultural, political, and economic terrains across the Indian subcontinent. From massive state-driven digital identity projects and YouTube censorship to Tinder and dating culture, from Twitter and primetime television to Facebook and political rumors, Global Digital Cultures focuses on enduring concerns of representation, identity, and power while grappling with algorithmic curation and data-driven processes of production, circulation, and consumption.

South Asia in the New World Order

South Asia in the New World Order
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 9781136819704
ISBN-13 : 1136819703
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis South Asia in the New World Order by : Shahid Javed Burki

Rapid changes have taken place in the structure of the global economy, and this book looks at how South Asia can take advantage of these changes. The author argues that the developing global economy will be more complex than originally thought, that instead of a bipolar model with two countries, the US and China, at the centre, it will be multipolar with eight centres of economic activity, including India. The book goes on to suggest that in the context of such a model, there should be regional cooperation between India and its immediate neighbouring countries for South Asia to advance as an economic region. It argues that South Asia will need to look at its history, and that changes in attitudes, particularly in India and Pakistan, are necessary. The possible benefits to the region, in terms of increases in the rates of economic growth if the regional approach is adopted, are discussed. The book presents a useful contribution to studies in South Asia, as well as Asian Economics.

Women's Economic Empowerment

Women's Economic Empowerment
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9781000340341
ISBN-13 : 1000340341
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Women's Economic Empowerment by : Kate Grantham

This book investigates the barriers to women’s economic empowerment in the Global South. Drawing on evidence from a wide range of countries, the book outlines important lessons and practical solutions for promoting gender equality. Despite global progress in closing gender gaps in education and health, women’s economic empowerment has lagged behind, with little evidence that economic growth promotes gender equality. International Development Research Centre’s (IDRC) Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) programme was set up to provide policy lessons, insights, and concrete solutions that could lead to advances in gender equality, particularly on the role of institutions and macroeconomic growth, barriers to labour market access for women, and the impact of women’s care responsibilities. This book showcases rigorous and multi-disciplinary research emerging from this ground-breaking programme, covering topics such as the school-to-work transition, child marriage, unpaid domestic work and childcare, labour market segregation, and the power of social and cultural norms that prevent women from fully participating in better paid sectors of the economy. With a range of rich case studies from Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book is perfect for students, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on women’s economic empowerment and gender equality in the Global South.