Sociology & anthropology books

This volume looks at the concept of the ‘local’ in Indian history. Through a case study of Bengal, it studies how...  Read More >>

This book examines the correlations between language behaviour and happiness amongst communities of migrants, and...  Read More >>

Building on research within the fields of exile studies and critical migration studies and drawing links between...  Read More >>

This book analyses the impact of courts and litigation on the way health systems set priorities and make rationing...  Read More >>

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This book revisits the philosophy of B.R Ambedkar in the context of the present socio-economic-political realities...  Read More >>

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This book discusses the epistemic foundation of the heuristic construct ‘vagabond’ and the convergence between the...  Read More >>

This book addresses the absence of orientations to the future in contemporary social life and explores the shift...  Read More >>

This book analyses the dynamics of the development of family structure in India in the last few decades. It captures...  Read More >>

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This short monograph explores how the consequences of an ageing population may affect our health care system through...  Read More >>

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"What makes Classics ""global"", and what does it mean to study the ancient world ""globally""? How can the study...  Read More >>

This volume uses an anthropological approach to contemplate ways of reimagining general education for the 21st century...  Read More >>

This book examines the future in Indigenous North American speculative literature and digital arts.  Read More >>

Drawing on accounts of South Sudanese who as children and teenagers were part of the Red Army - the youth wing of...  Read More >>

Enquiring into the nature of morality as an aspect of society and reality itself, this book employs a synthesis...  Read More >>

This book explores queer potentialities in the tribal folktales of India. It elucidates the queer elements in the...  Read More >>

This book unravels the institutions surrounding witchcraft in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh through theoretical...  Read More >>

Ranging across space and time, this book brings together up-to-date research on the socio-cultural phenomenon of...  Read More >>

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of how politics shape housing markets and vice-versa. It demonstrates...  Read More >>

This book develops a theoretical perspective on homemaking as the ethnic condition of Indian diaspora communities....  Read More >>

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This book provides a socio-psychological enquiry of the phenomenon of suicide in the Indian context. It addresses...  Read More >>