Books in the Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series series

Through historical analysis, this book assesses the ideological articulation of the contemporary ultra-left movement in India, including Maoism which is expanding gradually in India. It argues that Maoism provides critical inputs for an alternative paradigm for development, relevant for transitional societies.

Analyzes both the economic and cultural sides to globalization in India. This book reveals the complexity of the globalization process and describes the contradictory attitudes of the lower middle classes. It is suitable for students working in the fields of Sociology, Social Anthropology and Development Studies.

Post-9/11 Espionage Fiction in the US and Pakistan examines post-9/11 American spy fictions alongside Pakistani novels that draw upon many of the same figures, tropes, and conventions. As the Pakistani texts re-place spy fiction¿s conventions, they offer another vantage point from which to view the affective appeals common to these conventions¿ usual deployment in American texts. This book argues that the appropriation by Pakistani writers of these conventions insistently tracks how the formulaic and popular nature of post-9/11 American espionage thrillers forwards and reinforces "appropriate" affective responses, often linked to domestic sites and relations, to "terrorism."

Analyses the relationship between cinema and modernity in Bangladesh. This book investigates the roles of a non-western 'national' film industry in Asia in constructing nationhood and identity within colonial and postcolonial predicaments, and analyses the political, economic and cultural forces that have been active in shaping Bangladesh cinema.

Against the background of the duality in development, this book focuses on structural deficiencies for a steady growth rate, and how to make growth inclusive. It analyses the Indian economy and other developing countries in the twenty-first century.

Assesses the impact of liberalization on practices of government and relations between state and society. Focusing on what specifically has changed about the state after liberalization in India, this volume deals with comparative questions about the process of neoliberal restructuring across the world.

In 1971, a war in Pakistan resulted in the division of the country and the creation of Bangladesh. This book examines how literature by those who remained Pakistanis acts as a cultural response to the threat the war posed to a nationalist identity, exploring issues of the domestic sphere and the family, and the territorial limits of citizenship.

Focuses on primary education in India and interrogates what schooling means and does to children from weaker sections of Indian society and which values underpin the school system. This book presents the multiple ways in which social class impinges on the educational system, educational processes and educational outcomes.

Explores the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka, where coastal communities that are significantly different in terms of social structure, economy, language, religion, kinship, and cultural identity were affected. This book analyses regional and ethnic patterns of post-tsunami reconstruction according to different sectors of Sri Lankan society.

Challenging dominant social theories of caste, this book shows how the terrain of culture captured by a new grammar of caste revitalizes castes as cultural communities and casteism as cultural preference.

Argues that ethnic politics have the potential to strengthen rather than destabilize democracy. This book studies one of Nepal's most significant social movements and examines the role it has played in the process of democratization in Nepal. It demonstrates that ethnic parties are not antithetical to democracy.

Drawing on Himalayan ethnography to interrogate and critique contemporary theorizing about the environment, this book examines how the environment is conceptualized among different social groups in the region. It introduces the thinking in environmental anthropology and geography into the study of the Himalaya.

Offers an explanation for the recurrence of hung parliaments and minority governments in India. This book includes the Indian case study that provides lessons for the role of the centre in multiparty electoral and parliamentary competition and the political consequences of the first-past-the-post electoral system throughout the world.

Presents a historical account of plantations in India in the context of the modern world economy. This book shows how history can assist in explaining contemporary conditions and trends. It focuses on labour and economic development problems and interprets the dynamics of plantation capitalism.

An analysis of nationbuilding processes, and how these are closely linked to statebuilding and to issues of war crimes, gender and sexuality, and marginalization of minority groups. Using a historical approach, it focuses on the Indian subcontinent to address the issue.

Examines India's development through an exploration of the triangular relationship between federalism, nationalism and the development process. This book focuses on one of the seemingly paradoxical cases of impressive development and sharp federal conflicts that have been witnessed in the state of Punjab.

Exploring the significance, and convergence, of economic liberalisation, urban redevelopment and the media explosion in India, this book demonstrates an approach towards the cultural and political economy of leisure in a complex and changing society.

The privatization of water is a keenly contested issue in an economically liberalizing India. This book assesses the dynamics of water policy processes in India. Using the case study of Delhi's water situation, it analyses dynamics of policy process in India in general and more specifically in the post economic reform era.

Explores various aspects of India's energy security concerns. This book examines the role that trade, foreign and security policy play in enhancing India's energy security. It is suitable for academics and policy makers working in the field of Asian Studies, Energy Policy, International Relations and Security Studies.

Offers an exploration of Indian political economy using a constructivist approach. This book reconstructs how Indian policymakers have interpreted economic priorities, perceived success and failure, and evaluated the destiny of their nation. It is suitable for those working on International Political Economy, Globalization, and Economic History.

Explains the complex nature of Pakistan-Japan relations. This book analyses the evolution and development of relations between the two countries by defining two key factors: economic interests and security concerns in the US-led global security system.

Uses the concept of transnational networks as a way to understand the South Asian diaspora. This book offers an insight into the South Asian diaspora. It is suitable for academics working in the fields of South Asian studies, diaspora and cultural studies, anthropology, transnationalism and globalization.

The dramatic surge in regional integration schemes over the years has been one of the most important developments in world politics. Virtually all countries are now members of at least one regional grouping. This book examines regionalism in South Asia. It also considers the formation and evolution of SAARC.

Provides an academic study on the growing Islamist militancy in Bangladesh. This book examines the relevance, significance and trajectories of militant Islamist groups in Bangladesh, exploring the complex web of domestic, regional and international events and dynamics that have both engendered and strengthened Islamist militancy in Bangladesh.

After 9/11, madrasas have been linked to international terrorism. This book discusses the educational system of madrasas in South Asia. It gives a contextual account of different facets of madrasa education from historical, anthropological, theological, political and religious studies perspectives.