South Asian Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. The Microfinance Impact

   By Ranjula Bali Swain

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   Financial inclusion through microfinance has become a powerful force in improving the living conditions of poor farmers, rural non-farm enterprises and other vulnerable groups. In its unique ability to link the existing extensive network of India’s rural bank branches with the Self Help Groups (SHG...

   Published May 23rd 2012 by Routledge
2. Manufacturing Enterprise in Asia

   Size Structure and Economic Growth

   By Dipak Mazumdar, Sandip Sarkar

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia

   Issues relating to the size of firms in manufacturing are central to the discussion of development strategies. This book offers an interpretation of growth trajectories in selected Asian economies in terms of the size-structure of enterprises in the manufacturing sector of these economies. The book...

   Published May 22nd 2012 by Routledge
3. Transforming Asian Governance

   Rethinking assumptions, challenging practices

   Edited by M Ramesh, Scott Fritzen

   Series: Routledge Research On Public and Social Policy in Asia

   There are a multitude of hazards that confront attempts to change institutional or political orders in pursuit of good governance. Even seemingly technical prescriptions run up against local political and social realities which make their adoption difficult and, if adopted, require significant...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Indian Folk Theatres

   By Julia Hollander

   Series: Theatres of the World

   Indian Folk Theatres is theatre anthropology as a lived experience, containing detailed accounts of recent folk theatre shows as well as historical and cultural context. It looks at folk theatre forms from three corners of the Indian subcontinent: Tamasha, song and dance entertainments from...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Chronically Poor in Rural Bangladesh

   Livelihood Constraints and Capabilities

   By Pk. Md. Motiur Rahman, Noriatsu Matsui, Yukio Ikemoto

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   This book examines rural poverty in Bangladesh. Based on detailed empirical research and surveys of households in Bangladesh, it provides an accurate portrait of the everyday situations faced by the rural poor in Bangladesh today, covering all aspects of household behaviour. All of the key issues...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Religion, Language, and Power

   Edited by Nile Green, Mary Searle-Chatterjee

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   Religion, Language and Power shows that the language of ‘religion’ is far from neutral, and that the packaging and naming of what English speakers call ‘religious’ groups or identities is imbued with the play of power. Religious Studies has all too often served to amplify voices from other...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Intellectual Capital Accounting

   Practices in a Developing Country

   By Indra Abeysekera

   Series: Routledge Studies in Accounting

   This book examines and explains the intellectual capital reporting practices, with a human capital focus, of firms located in the developing nation of Sri Lanka. The study ascertains the following: first, to what extent the industry groups, based on the number of shareholders, differ in their ICR...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. Decolonization in South Asia

   Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947–52

   By Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

   Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History

   This book explores the meanings and complexities of India’s experience of transition from colonial to the post-colonial period. It focuses on the first five years – from independence on 15th August 1947 to the first general election in January 1952 – in the politics of West Bengal, the new Indian...

   Published May 10th 2012 by Routledge
9. Christianity and the State in Asia

   Complicity and Conflict

   Edited by Julius Bautista, Francis Khek Gee Lim

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   Christianity is one of the most rapidly growing religions in Asia. Despite the challenges of political marginalisation, church organisations throughout much of Asia are engaged in activities - such as charity, education and commentary on public morality - that may either converge or conflict with...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Great Rebellion of 1857 in India

    Exploring Transgressions, Contests and Diversities

    Edited by Biswamoy Pati

    Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian History

    The Great Rebellion of 1857 in India was much more than a ‘sepoy mutiny’. It was a major event in South Asian and British colonial history that significantly challenged imperialism in India. This fascinating collection explores hitherto ignored diversities of the Great Rebellion such as gender and...

    Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge