Everyday Life in South Asia

by Diane P. Mines (Editor), Sarah Lamb (Editor)

This anthology provides a lively and stimulating view of the lives of ordinary citizens in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. For the second edition of this popular textbook, readings have been updated and new essays added. The result is a timely collection that explores key themes in understanding the region, including gender, caste, class, religion, globalization, economic liberalization, nationalism, and emerging modernities. New readings focus attention on the experiences of the middle classes, migrant workers, and IT professionals, and on media, consumerism, and youth culture. Clear and engaged writing makes this text particularly valuable for general and student readers, while the range of new and classic scholarship provides a useful resource for specialists.

Genres: Academic, India

566 pages, Paperback

First published August 26, 2002

Reviews

[Kavya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive and suitable for beginners. Thorough literature review of relevant studies and include critical analyses of culturally specific situations/institutions like caste-- "many anthropological models of caste derive from textual, Brahmanical models of caste, thus ignoring possible alternative understandings of the non-elite" (see Saurabh Dube 1998 et al.)

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't think I read the entire book, but at least a good 3/4s of it, for my Non-Western Worlds, India class. I enjoyed this book as well as the course. This book was more enjoyable than the rest of my other textbooks for the other classes. Instead of presenting facts, this book had many true-life accounts of life in India, while not necessarily relatable, still very interesting to read.