Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in IndiaK. Sivaramakrishnan, Arun Agrawal This book advances public and scholarly debates on development and globalization in new directions. It presents carefully developed case studies to show how the subjects of development are shaped by, and actively reshape, development ideas, programs, and projects. The essays in this volume include cross-cultural perspectives from Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Indian diaspora. |
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Page 77
... caste and class divides , simply being a woman in a generic sense has little to do with the rhythms of work and friendship , speech and gesture , movement and rest , which comprise days and consti- tute lives . Within Changar daily life ...
... caste and class divides , simply being a woman in a generic sense has little to do with the rhythms of work and friendship , speech and gesture , movement and rest , which comprise days and consti- tute lives . Within Changar daily life ...
Page 96
... caste purity were studiously maintained by many upper - caste women , and concerns for familial honor generally predominated over concerns about gender oppression . New subjectivities , produced within the con- text of collective action ...
... caste purity were studiously maintained by many upper - caste women , and concerns for familial honor generally predominated over concerns about gender oppression . New subjectivities , produced within the con- text of collective action ...
Page 190
... caste . ' Modern ' Mukkuvars , she argues , embraced techno- logical ' progress ' in the fishing industry as a ' means to caste and religious minority empowerment . ' The cultural politics of caste thus defied any facile opposition of ...
... caste . ' Modern ' Mukkuvars , she argues , embraced techno- logical ' progress ' in the fishing industry as a ' means to caste and religious minority empowerment . ' The cultural politics of caste thus defied any facile opposition of ...
Contents
The Traffic in Ideas about | 75 |
Becoming Developed | 99 |
Indians | 122 |
Copyright | |
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Regional Modernities: The Cultural Politics of Development in India K. Sivaramakrishnan,Arun Agrawal No preview available - 2003 |
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Water First: Issues and Challenges for Nations and Communities in South Asia Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt,Robert J Wasson No preview available - 2008 |
Ecological Nationalisms: Nature, Livelihoods, and Identities in South Asia Gunnel Cederl?f,K. Sivaramakrishnan No preview available - 2006 |