Mare nostrum jun 2026 (11 résultats)

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This collection of 27 papers provides a critique of approaches towards maritime history and a variety of related themes. Exchange of commodities through sea namely spices, textiles, opium, pepper and slaves and the question whether the indigenous pattern of trade survived despite the integration of Asian trade into world economy find an important place in the treatment. Apart from European traders, Indian merchants like the Chuliyas or Maraikkayars were of great significance in the maritime trade of India, a fact which has not received sufficient attention of the scholars.Generation of funds in India by the Europeans for conducting trade, the case of the Fuggers who got a golden opportunity to accumulate capital during the sixteenth century and the urban growth and the pattern of urban settlement in the context of active maritime trade in Asia have been discussed in detail.The life on board and the tension that were found among the mariners and the coastal society of Bengal as well as the western coast of India have been examined by maritime historians.The migration of people from one nation to other, the inter-continental transfer of culture, the contribution of European renegades and exiles to the Asian economy and that of Asians to African life are discussed succinctly. Asiatic waters constitute a major bone of contention among the European powers as outlined in the case of Macao. Building of naval forces by Shivaji is discussed in one of the chapters.Of late, Indian Ocean has become a refuse bin and the object of stiff com-petition among world powers. Hence the book advocates development of a national maritime policy.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The book explores the nature and history of ancient Indian life during the period of the Mantras. More specifically, it focuses on the Vedic age to reconstruct the lives of ancient Indians. This volume covers the time period from 1500 bce to the later Vedic age, when the Vedas and other Sanskrit texts were composed. The Vedic civilization, particularly the relationship between the Aryas and the Dasyus, as well as the emergence of Aryan culture, is given significant emphasis in this book. The book also discusses the lives of the nobility and priestly class, agrarian practices, trade practices, housing and settlement patterns, food and drinking habits, entertainment, funerary customs, and theological understanding. The author consults many classical Sanskrit texts from this period to provide insights into the lives of people in ancient India.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The problem of social change in the largely traditional societies of South Asia has been the focus of wide ranging studies by sociologists, yet the implications of change for the place of women in the social, cultural, economic and political life of these societies in transition is a neglected field of sociological inquiry. The Report of the Committee on the Status of Women in India notes the 'paucity of data' on important social and economic variables affecting the presonality structure and patterns of social behaviour of Indian women. This landmark book offers a fresh perspective on women and social change through empirical studies of the interaction between the traditional images of women and their new social roles in the family and the wider society.The first section of the book presents an overview of the actual situation of women in India and outlines a realistic scenario for the integration of women in the process of national development. The second section consists of four empirical studies on women's issues which cover a wide geographical spread from Uttar Pradesh in the north to Gujarat in the west to Karnataka and Kerala in the south. Another section of five essays examines 'special case' of women and religion, women and the law, education and female work participation, Indian and Pakistani female migrants abroad, and the perception of old age and changing life styles of aging women. The concluding section presents an analytic discussion of the methodological problems which appear to be specific to research studies on women in India and South Asia.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Brahmins, originally in charge of the sacred sphere, followed different paths, creating therefore, within the community, many subcultures and ways of apprehending the world. From textual definitions to socio-economic adjustments, political influences and historical evolution, they went through multiple processes of identity building. Brahmin identity is indeed not an absolute notion. The various manifestations of Brahminical identities have to be pictured in contexts defined in connection with specific expressions of otherness.This book aims at understanding this dialogue between identity and otherness, creating phenomena of differentiation. The relations to a Brahmin model, the strategies to remain part of the elite, the discourses on secularism and casteism and identity repercussions of reservation policies in favour of backward populations are some of the factors which can elucidate the construction of such separate identities.So who is a Brahmin This study questions the notion of Brahminical identity in India today, through the contextualization of discourses emerging from contemporary middle class Brahmins settled in Delhi, Agra and Chennai. It falls within the framework of an analysis of the cultural context of politics.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The book traces the form, direction and dynamics of the working class rural women's participation in the peasant movements in West Bengal. The study focuses on the radical (viz. the Tebhaga 1946-47 and Naxalite movements 1967-71) and the 'reformative' peasant movements of 1970s and 1980s. Based on solid empirical and historical data, this study delineates important commonalities and variations in women's participation in these movements.The author lays his foundation on a sound theoretical perspective and substantiates his conclusions by numerous case studies. He argues that within the ideological framework of the radical peasant movements women are able to manifest their latent discontent not only against the landowners, but also against patriarchy, economic insecurity, restricted access to property, lower social status, illiteracy, and other forms of marginalisation and subjugation that formed the basis of their accumulated deprivation syndrome. However, the ideological frame of reference of the contemporary reformative movements offers very little scope to rural women to manifest such latent discontent.The book provides a fresh perspective in comprehending the dynamics of women's role in peasant movements and would be found useful by historians, sociologists and those interested in peasants' problems.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Tribes have been either romanticized as 'delightful primitives' or given up as 'lost' people on the periphery of Indian society. The autonomy of tribes, the uniqueness of their social structure, and their response to change in complex situations have not been adequately highlighted.This pioneering study brings together historical and anthropological perspectives on change in tribal society and its wider linkages. Like other segments, tribal society has been part of the universe of Indian civilization and of its dominant social formations through history. Similar historical processes have impinged on its autonomy, and its isolation has been relative and never absolute, at least in middle India.According to this study, the roots of change go back to state formation, transfer of technology and culture contact. Peasants and tribes interacted over a wide spectrum. As the dominant community in some regions tribes also set the model for emulation. Colonialism profoundly disturbed the tribal society. Wide-ranging movements occurred against the colonial system which could be seen as part of the larger anti-colonial struggle; a few of them also sought autonomy.As this study shows, with decolonization tribal society has been radically transformed. While tribals are involved in participative democracy and control political apparatus in some states, their control over environment and resources elsewhere has declined and the perception of threat to their identity sharpened. Preservation of their cultural autonomy and economic rights within the integrative framework of democracy and planned economy appears to be the only sound policy that should continue to be promoted with sympathy and understanding.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Sikhism is the youngest world religion and has adherents all over the world. The monumental work The Sacred Books of the East while dealing with important works of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Christianity does not deal with Sikhism. The present work seeks to fill this gap and meet the long felt needs of people interested in understanding the conceptual framework of Sikhism.In the introduction to this comprehensive work, the author brings out the unique features of the Sikh holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib and explains the basic tenents of Sikhism. He has included about 1500 relevant entries (arranged alphabetically) and explained the concepts definitively and compares such concepts in other faiths thus making the work a very useful reference tool.This work of painstaking scholarship would be found useful both by students and researchers engaged in the study of Sikh scriptures, as well as those interested in a study of comparative religion.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This publication provides practical guidance for the development, implementation and application of Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) for the pretreatment, treatment, conditioning, transportation, storage, and disposal of radioactive waste. The WAC approach is largely independent of the type of facility (processing, storage, or disposal) and is appropriate for very low level waste, very short lived waste, low level waste and intermediate activity level short lived waste, including unpackaged waste (for example, parts of decommissioned steam generators or pressure vessels). It can also be applied to the management and disposal of disused sealed radioactive sources declared as radioactive waste. This publication is a valuable resource for all those concerned with the development and implementation of appropriate WACs, including those involved in waste generation, processing and waste package production, as well as regulators, radioactive waste management organizations and technical support organizations.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This volume explores the nature of social change in the fundamental institution of marriage in Indian society. It documents the churning going on in the conjugal bond with reference to gender inequality, patriarchy, domestic violence, divorce, separation, and remarriage under the impact of urbanization, modernization and globalization.The work includes fourteen papers divided into three parts. Part I discusses changes in the choice of spouse in terms of age at marriage and the age differential between spouses; endogamy and hypergamy; inter-caste and inter-faith marriage; and divorce and remarriage among Hindus, Muslims and Christians with particular attention to feminism. It raises new questions about the rising trends of separation, desertion, divorce, remarriage, and the option to live single.Part II takes a closer look at love, sex and marital relationships through the prism of films, state laws, and civil rights. It specifically deals with the live-in relationships, extra-marital relations, matrimonial litigation, and use and abuse of IPC 498A.Part III documents the changing character of spouse selection through the newer forms such as the print and electronic media and the shift from parental choice to individual choice.The volume will interest students and scholars of sociology, social anthropology, family studies, and law, as well as counselors, various religious organizations, and electronic and print media.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This classic work deals with aspects of family, kinship and marriage in Muslim communities in different parts of India. Each contribution included here is based on data collected by the authors through fieldwork in specific communities. Each contributor also seeks to describe and analyse the social institutions in terms of social practices rather than the formal laws of Islam. Some contributors do refer to the formal Islamic principles and try to examine the correspondence between them and the social practices and behaviour they found in the areas of their study. The Islamic rules relating to kinship and marriage are not their primary concern. They refer to them merely as analytic bases. Their primary concern is to provide an empirical profile of the structure and functioning of family, kinship and marriage in the communities about whom they write. The book fills a long-standing gap in our sociological knowledge about Muslims in India and would be valued both for the rich ethnographic accounts of particular Muslim communities and for the fresh light it throws on those aspects of Muslim kinship and marriage which have been a subject of much heated debate.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This narrative history of a single caste of western India from the eighteenth to the twentieth century examines the background of the caste's separate identity and the evolution of social and economic patterns and institutions which contributed to its maintenance.Drawing on government documents, temple and monastery records, newspapers, family histories, caste publications and personal interviews the author traces the growth of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmans from a small, relatively insignificant rural group to a thriving, significantly urbanized community by the 1930s. Commencing with a discussion of the Gaud Saraswat Brahman caste cluster of Goa from which the Saraswats emerged, the study then describes their creation of a separate caste possessing a distinctive religious affiliation with a new spiritual lineage of swamis (preceptors). There follows an analysis of the impact of colonial rule on the Saraswats. New opportunities of education, employment and urban migration coincided with innovations of orthodoxy creating significant challenges between forces of reform and reaction within the community. The twentieth century saw a reconciliation and renewal of community with rapprochement between laity and their swami laying a foundation for reintegration of the caste.Described as a 'basic study for anyone interested in the impact of modernization on the resiliency of caste groups in India', the work explores those elements in the Saraswat's history in which ties of caste were significant. This lively account further illuminates the complexities of change in 'traditional' India under the impact of a colonial regime and modernizing society and culture.…