Social and Community Development Practice makes a persuasive case for employing a social development approach to community development practice at local and village levels. Towards this end, the book offers a conceptual clarity of social and community development (SCD) by adding…
The greatest number of malnourished children in the world reside in Asia. The Double Burden of Malnutrition in Asia is inspired by the massive challenge that this situation currently poses for Asia. It describes the main driving forces behind the groundswell of undernutrition, w…
Inclusion and Exclusion in Local Governance: Field Studies from Rural India. is a product of a rare national-level study conducted in 42 panchayats across. 12 states to reveal how democratic decentralization is working in Indian villages. This is done through stories of empowerm…
The original essays brought together in this volume examine the relationship between state and society in India, discuss ideas of citizenship, and study the broad area known as public sphere. The eminent scholars who have contributed to this volume provide numerous fresh insight…
"Despite seven decades of planned development efforts, there remains disparity in distribution of wealth in India. More than half of the national wealth is owned by merely 1 per cent of the population. In 2050, the Indian Republic completes 100 years. A hundred years should be g…
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods, now known as Participatory Learning. and Action (PLA), have been extensively used in development research, action and. evaluation. This book is based on the author?s decade-long intensive field. experience?each method is explained by …
by Das, Biswajit, Bel, Bernard, Brouwer, Jan
fromCommunication Processes, v. 1
This volume, the first in a three-book series titled Communication Processes, is devoted to understanding the politics in, and of, communication. It explores both the ground on which processes of communication unfold and the political configurations implied in communication proc…
"Sustainability of Rights after Globalisation is a result of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) supported research programme 'Globalisation and Sustainability of Rights' conducted by the Calcutta Research Group. The book talks about the interconnectedness of g…
A novel approach to Indian history of Hinduism, which in turn is told as the story of Brahmanas over three millennia.
A novel approach to Indian history of Hinduism, which in turn is told as the story of Brahmanas over three millennia.
It is widely believed that, because of its exceptional social development, the caste system in colonial Bengal differed considerably from the rest of India. Through a study of the complex interplay between caste, culture and power, this book convincingly demonstrates that Bengal…
