{"product_id":"9781405198929","title":"A Companion to the Anthropology of India","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of India\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIsabelle Clark-Decès\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of India \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of India\u003c\/i\u003e offers a broad overview of the rapidly evolving scholarship on Indian society from the earliest area studies to views of India’s globalization in the twenty-first century. Contributions by leading experts present up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of key topics that include developments in population and life expectancy, caste and communalism, politics and law, public and religious cultures, youth and consumerism, the new urban middle class, civil society, social-moral relationships, environment and health. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe broad variety of topics on Indian society is balanced with the larger global issues – demographic, economic, social, cultural, political, religious, and others – that have transformed the country since the end of colonization. Illuminating the continuity and diversity of Indian culture, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Anthropology of India\u003c\/i\u003e offers important insights into the myriad ways social scientists describe and analyze Indian society and its unique brand of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Editor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabelle Clark-Decès\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology and the Director of the Program in South Asian Studies at Princeton University. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Encounter Never Ends: Return to the Field of Tamil Rituals\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 March 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405198929\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e39.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315204386956,"sku":"9781405198929","price":55.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405198929_60a83088-5aa5-419a-a259-c562b9d5ceed.jpg?v=1780233561","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405198929","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}