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Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

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Pakistan-Japan Relations

Continuity and Change in Economic Relations and Security Interests

By Ahmad Rashid Malik

This is the first book-length study to explain the complex nature of Pakistan-Japan relations. It analyses the evolution and development of relations between the two...

ISBN: 978-0-415-46279-2 | Published July 25th 2008 by Routledge.

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The South Asian Diaspora

Transnational networks and changing identities

Edited by Rajesh Rai, Peter Reeves

The South Asian Diaspora numbers just under 30 million people worldwide, and it is recognized as the most widely dispersed diaspora. It is, moreover, one...

ISBN: 978-0-415-45691-3 | Published July 22nd 2008 by Routledge.

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Human Development and Social Power

Perspectives from South Asia

By Ananya Mukherjee Reed

In South Asia and beyond, human development continues to be in a state of crisis. Each successive Human Development Report (HDR) and the pervasive global...

ISBN: 978-0-415-77552-6 | Published June 17th 2008 by Routledge.

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Regionalism in South Asia

Negotiating Cooperation, Institutional Structures

By Kishore C. Dash

The dramatic surge in regional integration schemes over the past two decades has been one of the most important developments in world politics. Virtually all...

ISBN: 978-0-415-43117-0 | Published February 12th 2008 by Routledge.

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Federalism, Nationalism and Development

India and the Punjab Economy

By Pritam Singh

This book throws new light on the study of India's development through an exploration of the triangular relationship between federalism, nationalism and the development process....

ISBN: 978-0-415-45666-1 | Published February 1st 2008 by Routledge.

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Labor, Democratization and Development in India and Pakistan

By Christopher Candland

In this first comparative study of organized labor in India and Pakistan, the author analyses the impact and role of organized labor in democratization and...

ISBN: 978-0-415-42820-0 | Published December 20th 2007 by Routledge.

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Indian Literature and Popular Cinema

Recasting Classics

Edited by Heidi R.M. Pauwels

This book is about the popular cinema of North India ("Bollywood") and how it recasts literary classics. It addresses questions about the interface of film...

ISBN: 978-0-415-44741-6 | Published December 14th 2007 by Routledge.

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Labor, Globalization and the State

Workers, Women and Migrants Confront Neoliberalism

Edited by Debdas Banerjee, Michael Goldfield

This book explores the impact of neoliberal globalization on labour markets and the state in the developed and developing world. It focuses especially on the...

ISBN: 978-0-415-44923-6 | Published December 13th 2007 by Routledge.

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Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh

A Complex Web

By Ali Riaz

In an unprecedented show of force, organization and skill, two proscribed Islamist militant organizations exploded more than 450 bombs within a span of less than...

ISBN: 978-0-415-45172-7 | Published December 6th 2007 by Routledge.

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Madrasas in South Asia

Teaching Terror?

Edited by Jamal Malik

After 9/11, madrasas have been linked to international terrorism. They are suspected to foster anti-western, traditionalist or even fundamentalist views and to train al-Qaeda fighters....

ISBN: 978-0-415-44247-3 | Published November 28th 2007 by Routledge.

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China-India Relations

Contemporary Dynamics

By Amardeep Athwal

This book examines the dynamics of the modern relationship between China and India. As key emerging powers in the international system, India and especially China...

ISBN: 978-0-415-43735-6 | Published October 3rd 2007 by Routledge.

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Pakistan - Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation

By Mohammad Qadeer

This is the first English-language survey of Pakistan’s socio-economic evolution. Mohammad Qadeer gives an essential overview of social and cultural transformation in Pakistan since independence,...

ISBN: 978-0-415-37566-5 | Published August 1st 2006 by Routledge.

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Forthcoming Titles:

Human Development and Social Power, Perspectives from South Asia
By Ananya Mukherjee Reed
August 31st 2008

India’s Open-Economy Policy, Globalism, Rivalry, Continuity
By Jalal Alamgir
October 31st 2008

The Separatist Conflict in Sri Lanka, Terrorism, ethnicity, political economy
By Asoka Bandarage
November 6th 2008

Himalayan Frontiers of India, Historical, Geo-Political and Strategic Perspectives
Edited by K. Warikoo
November 12th 2008

Globalization and the Middle Classes in India, The Social and Cultural Impact of Neoliberal Reforms
By Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase, Timothy J. Scrase
December 15th 2008

India’s Energy Security
Edited by Ligia Noronha, Anant Sudarshan
December 17th 2008

The Multiplex in India, A Cultural Economy of Urban Leisure
By Adrian Athique, Douglas Hill
December 31st 2008

The State in India after Liberalization, Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Edited by Akhil Gupta, Kalyanakrishnan Sivaramakrishnan
January 1st 2009

Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity, In Search of the Modern?
By Zakir Hossain Raju
January 1st 2009

The Biography of Benazir Bhutto
By Omar Noman
January 31st 2009

The Economics of Urban Migration in India
By Vegard Iversen
April 1st 2009

Global Bollywood, Culture, Diaspora and Border Crossings in Popular Hindi Cinema
By Rajinder Dudrah
June 30th 2009