Ib Books Jun 09

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BOOKS FOR JUNE 2009

LOCAL PUBLISHING Indian Branch Titles June 2009 HIGHLIGHT AN AFRICAN DIARY 12 Days in Kenya’s Magical Wilderness With an Afterword by Kuki Gallmann Valmik Thapar 9780198061182 HB 2009 Rs 1995 The book creates an engrossing, unforgettable portrait of the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, one of the finest places to observe wild animals up close. With nearly 200 colour photographs showcasing every incident as the author tracked wild animals in the course of twelve days, the book also includes an Afterword (‘The Guardians of Eden’) by Kuki Gallmann, author of the bestselling I Dreamed of Africa. Readership: Wildlife enthusiasts, conservationists, and general readers

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SCHEDULED HARDBACKS FOR JUNE 2009 POETRY IN A TIME OF TERROR Essays in the Postcolonial Preternatural Rukmini Bhaya Nair 9780198060765 HB 2009 Rs 595 The essays, together with a detailed Introduction and Postscript, broadly focus on the question of poetry. Wide ranging in their references, and written in a lyrical and inviting style, the writings

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engage with a host of political questions relating to nation, language, translation, borders, gender, sexuality, and more. Readership: Students and scholars of literature, history, gender studies, and cultural studies

ANCIENT INDIA New Research Upinder Singh & Nayanjot Lahiri 9780198060284 HB 2009 Price TBA This volume brings together new writings on different aspects of ancient Indian history like gender, archaeology, religion, landscapes, and literature. Readership: This book will interest scholars, teachers, and students of ancient Indian history, archaeology, and anthropology.

OTHAPPU The Scent of the Other Side Author: Sara Joseph Translator: Valson Thampu 9780198062165 HB 2009 Rs 395 The third in a trilogy of novels set in Kerala, the book while tracing the personal commitment of a woman to a path that may not lie within the Church, strips away the hypocrisy of organized religion and the great discrimination it practices between the different social classes of Malayali Christians. Readership: Students and scholars of Indian writing in translation, comparative literature, gender studies, cultural studies, as well as general readers

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MEGASTAR Chiranjeevi and Telugu Cinema after N.T. Rama Rao S.V. Srinivas 9780195693089 HB 2009 Price TBA An interdisciplinary analysis of popular culture and the different ways in which our daily lives are mediated by the circulating power of film, this book studies south Indian cinema, particularly Telugu cinema: its economics, its on-screen manifestations, its consumption, and

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importantly, the cinema-politics association. Readership: Students and researchers of cultural and film studies, politics, sociology, and history, as well as general readers interested in Telugu cinema

THE C.A. BAYLY OMNIBUS Comprising The Local Roots of Indian Politics; Rural Conflict and the Roots of Indian Nationalism; Rulers, Townsmen, and Bazaars; Origins of Nationality in South Asia 9780198062561 HB 2009 Rs 1450 This Omnibus brings together seminal writings of distinguished historian, C.A. Bayly that revise stereotypes and build up a consistent view of the eighteenth to twentieth century period. The introduction weaves together a comprehensive picture of the economics, polity, society and circulation of materials, ideas, and information. Readership: Students, teachers, and researchers of Indian history, economics, sociology, and politics.

ESSAYS ON CONSCIOUSNESS AND INTERPRETATION J. N. Mohanty 9780195698510 HB 2009 Rs 495 Exploring consciousness as an event in time and a social phenomena, the essays in this volume by a distinguished philosopher, examines the temporality and historicity of the concept of consciousness. It demonstrates this thematic in a diverse range of subjects from religion to quantum physics, interpretation of perception and sacred Indian texts to poetry. Readership: This book will interest teachers, students, and scholars of Indian philosophy, history, postcolonial studies, and general readers.

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CUSTOMS AND EXCISE LAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE The Dynamics of Indirect Taxation and State Power in India P.V. Jois 9780195694413 HB 2009 Rs 850 The contention of this book is that the administration of customs and excise tax law in India, under which vast discretionary authority

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vests in the hands of the executive through the powers of delegated legislation, is suffering from a systemic failure. It analyses the major reasons for this dysfunction and suggests a system of Alternate Law Judges for the fair and effective resolution of taxation disputes. Readership: Legal professionals specializing in indirect taxation, constitutional and administrative law, policymakers, business managers, advanced students of law and business management

BIODIVERSITY LAND USE CHANGE AND HUMAN WELLBEING Kanchan Chopra, Preeti Kapuria, Pushpam Kumar 9780198060215 HB 2009 Rs 795 This volume deals with the growth of aquaculture farming, largely driven by export demand, in the Sunderbans and its impact on the ecosystem, biodiversity, land use change, and human well-being. It raises serious questions on: social cost of erosion of biodiversity, land conversion, sustainability of aquaculture, and multi-stakeholder aimed policy responses. Readership: Researchers and students of environmental sciences and management, environment economists, policymakers, environmentalists, and conservation managers.

RESTORING MENTAL HEALTH IN INDIA Pluralistic Therapies and Concepts Brigitte Sébastia 9780195698756 HB 2009 Rs 750 This book deals with the issue of mental health management in India. It presents the wide range of concepts operating in the Indian context for the treatment of mental illness, including the ‘indianization’ of psychiatry, alternative medicine and therapy, psychotherapy, and recourse to religious treatment. Readership: Students and scholars of psychology and sociology, in addition to psychiatrists and doctors.

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OXFORD INDIA PAPERBACKS THE INTIMATE ENEMY Loss and Recovery of Self under Colonialism Second Edition Ashis Nandy 9780198062172 OIP 2009 Rs 245 This edition, including a new preface by the author, explores the ways in which colonialism damaged the colonizing societies themselves, and

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how the likes of Gandhi resisted their rulers in British India by building on the lifestyle, values, and psychology of ordinary Indians and by heeding dissenting voices from the West. Readership: General readers as well as students and scholars of sociology, history, psychology, and cultural studies

CASTE, HIERARCHY, AND INDIVIDUALISM Indian Critiques of Louis Dumont’s Contributions R.S. Khare (ed) 9780198062776 OIP 2009 Price TBA This volume, part of the OIRSSA series, examines the issue of caste through Indian responses to the path breaking work of Louis Dumont. It will feed into courses on Indian sociology across universities. A new epilogue discusses relevant sociological and anthropological disciplinary debates, and crucial changes therein. Readership: Students and scholars of sociology and social anthropology at the post graduate level, especially those studying social stratification and Indian sociology; and scholars of caste and political sociology.

CONTENTIOUS MARRIAGES, ELOPING COUPLES Gender, Caste, and Patriarchy in Northern India Prem Chowdhry 9780198063612 OIP 2009 Rs 445 This book deals with the widespread phenomenon of contentious marriages and elopements in Haryana. It focuses on the role of caste panchayats which curbs individual rights in the name of maintaining honour, brotherhood, community, and village unity. It also unravels how state agencies abet the arbitrary workings of these panchayat. Readership: Scholars of sociology, history, popular culture, politics, law, and gender studies.

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STRUCTURE AND TRANSFORMATION Theory and Society in India Susan Visvanathan 9780198062783 OIP 2009 Rs 295 This book examines some of the key theoretical and empirical debates in the fields of urbanization, industrialization and stratification in India. It also engages with the problems of typologies – tribal, peasant and industrial – to understand modernity and tradition in India. A new preface

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for the paperback edition contextualizes these issues in current context. Readership: Students and scholars of sociology, social anthropology at undergraduate and post graduate levels, social workers, journalists, and the general reader

EXPERIENCING THE STATE Lloyd I. Rudolph & John Kurt Jacobsen (eds) 9780198063544 OIP 2009 Rs 395 This collection of essays by 13 well-known social scientists and commentators examines the modern state from different inter-disciplinary and thematic perspectives. Readership: Students and scholars of politics, sociology, philosophy, history, law, and the environment.

CLAIMING POWER FROM BELOW Dalits and the Subaltern Question in India Manu Bhagavan & Anne Feldhaus (eds) 9780198063483 OIP 2009 Rs 295 This volume investigates a wide variety of issues related to Dalit politics and literature. Using case studies from different regions and sectors, this volume investigates issues concerning Dalit politics and literature. Readership: These companion volumes will be indispensable for students, teachers, and scholars of Dalit and Third World studies

SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER Religion, Caste and the Subaltern Question in India Manu Bhagavan & Anne Feldhaus (eds) 9780198063490 OIP 2009 Rs 295 This book focuses on the role of religion and its role in the construction and deconstruction of caste and power in India. Readership: These companion volumes will be indispensable for students, teachers, and scholars of Dalit and Third World studies

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