Commons -- lands, waters, and resources that are not legally owned and controlled by a single private entity, such as ocean and coastal areas, the atmosphere, public lands, freshwater aquifers, and migratory species -- are an increasingly contentious issue in resource management…
This is a high quality ethnographic study in the classical sense. The fundamental question that Brara asks is whether there are other ways of thinking about the village than in terms of its distinctions of caste, vertical ties created by patron-client relations of congregation o…
Study conducted in Rajasthan, India.
Study conducted in Rajasthan, India.
As the news tells us every day, people across the world have been fighting their clause for human rights and finding a platform on an increasingly global scale. For India, this is a gradually growing issue, as discussed and explored in this exciting new title.
"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…
In Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab, Shri Anupam Mishra documents the life and work of several individuals and communities, across the country, in setting up water harvesting and management systems through their lakes and tanks.