The Sari (Pocket)
avMiller, Daniel, Banerjee, Mukulika
ISBN: 9781847883148 - UTGIVEN: 2008-07-01Drawing on experiences from villagers in Bengal to scientists in Bangalore, this book explores the beauty, adaptability and personality of India's most iconic garment. Banerjee and Miller show why the sari has survived and indeed flourished as everyday dress when most of the world has adopted wester[...]
The Pathan Unarmed (Pocket)
avMukulika Banerjee
ISBN: 9780852552735 - UTGIVEN: 2000-12The Pukhtun (Pathan) of the North West Frontier are regarded as a warrior people. Yet in the inter-war years there arose a Muslim movement, the Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God), which adopted military forms of organizations and dress, but which also drew its inspiration from Gandhian principles o[...]
Why India Votes? (Häftad)
avMukulika Banerjee
ISBN: 9781138019713 - UTGIVEN: 2014-03Why India Votes? offers a fascinating account of the Indian electorate through a series of comprehensive ethnographic explorations conducted across the country - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. It probes[...]
