Books by Edward Simpson

A highly original mix of polemic and ethnographic scholarship, exploring how South Asia's culture of road-building reflects the world's dangerous obsession with progress and growth.

A vivid, subtle and disturbing account of what people do in the aftermath of a major 'natural' disaster, this book will change your way of thinking about such calamities and their impact on the human spirit.

Presents a perspective on the anthropology of the western Indian Ocean region based on substantial ethnographic research. This book explores the social migration through which causes are translated into successful political and economic effects. It is aimed at scholars of the Indian Ocean, Hindu nationalism and anthropologists in general.