South Asian Studies Books

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1. Classical Vaisesika in Indian Philosophy: On Knowing and What is to Be Known

   By ShashiPrabha Kumar

   Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy. It represents a pluralistic realism and is usually held to be an atomistic, metaphysical theory. This book explors the basic tenets of the Vaisesika classical school of Indian philosophy from a new perspective. The author argues that it...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-54918-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

2. The Making of Terrorism in Pakistan: Historical and Social Roots of Extremism

   By Eamon Murphy

   This book aims to explain the rise of Pakistan as a centre of Islamic extremism by going back to the roots of the state and the nature of Islam in Pakistan. The broad aim therefore is to examine the social, and political and economic factors that have...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-56526-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

3. Routledge Handbook of the South Asian Diaspora

   Edited by Joya Chatterji, David Washbrook

   South Asia’s diaspora is among the world’s largest and most widespread, and it is growing exponentially. In 2001, the government of India estimated that 20 million persons of Indian descent live abroad; and many more millions have roots to other countries of the subcontinent, in Pakistan,...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-48010-9 | Hardback (Routledge)

4. China-India Economics: A Tale of Two "C"

   By Palit Amitendu

   A review of the existing literature on the China-India comparative theme conveys the distinct impression that the literature largely projects China and India as intrinsically competitive entities. While much has been written on where and why China and India are contesting, particularly from a...

   July 2011 | 978-0-415-59831-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

5. Satyagraha: The Gandhian Faith in Non-Violence

   By Jesse Van Der Valk

   There have been few true examples of the use of non-violent political campaigns since Gandhi developed his technique of satyagraha. Given the obvious benefits of non-violence, this begs the question why. Satyagraha answers this question by showing that the technique of satyagraha is religious as...

   June 2011 | 978-0-7007-1176-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

6. Asceticism and Power in South and Southeast Asia

   Edited by Peter Flügel, Gustaaf Houtman

   Including analyses by top academics in the field, this book takes a unique look at questions of power and asceticism in the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Ideas about power and purity in these three traditions are crucially related to ascetic practices....

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-42384-7 | Hardback (Routledge)

7. Routledge Handbook of Indian and South Asian History

   Edited by Crispin Bates

   This Handbook presents key issues in Indian and South Asian history from earliest time to 1947, with an emphasis on the modern period since 1600. Written by experts in their respective areas, the Handbook introduces the reader to the field. The book is structured chronologically and highlights...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-48978-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. Indian Philosophy: a historical introduction with readings

   By Bina Gupta

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-80003-7 | Paperback (Routledge)

9. The Modern Anthropology of India: A Reader

   Edited by Peter Berger, Frank Heidemann

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-58724-2 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Empire, Nationalism and Inter-Cultural Dialogue: Rabindranath Tagore’s Writings on History, Politics and Society

    By Michael Collins

    This book presents a new interpretation Rabindranath Tagore’s English language writings and his encounters with Western cultural and intellectual figures. It places the work of India's greatest nobel prize winner and cultural nationalist in the context of other colonial and postcolonial thinkers...

    June 2011 | 978-0-415-59395-3 | Hardback (Routledge)