Christian Economic Ethics: A Study Based on the Neoliberal Traces of Indian Economy and Development
This work from an ethical perspective brings out the issues and economic realities of the Indian context and proposes a Christian model predicated upon the Social Teachings of the Church. The alternative model envisaged is not quite new, but integral and ethical in its nature; this enhanced model would help us to have a Christian understanding of economic growth and to practise a humane economy.
Dr. Josin George Kaithakulam, CMI
Culture: Reinventing the Social Sciences
ABOUT THE BOOK • How has the meaning of culture been reconsidered? • What impact has this had on approaches
Dalithadvytha: Towards Dalit Theology of Resistance and Assertion
Dr. Prasad provides the outlines of new paradigm for theology and its challenge to faith and action. Taking cues from pollution which is today’s problem in the environment, he critiques common approaches to caste system arguing that Indian theologians who have failed to look into untouchability, cultural oppression and social exploitation of Dalits. He brings a voice that brings hope to the Dalits.
Rev. Prem Mitra
Chairperson A Rocha India
Ethnic Identity From the Margins: A Christian Perspective
In most people’s minds “ethnic” or “ethnicity” are terms associated with conflict, cleansing, or even genocide. This book explores—from three perspectives—the significance of ethnic communities beyond these popular conceptions. The first perspective is the reality of the author’s own experience as a member of the Welsh ethnic identity. The Welsh are a small people whose whole existence has been overshadowed by the more powerful English. This is the “margin” from which the author speaks. The second perspective is the Bible and evangelical mission and the third is the unprecedented movement and mixing of ethnic identities in our globalizing world. The book ends with the section on ethnicity in the Lausanne Commitment that, hopefully, marks the beginning of serious consideration by the evangelical missions community of this issue that deeply impacts the lives of many millions.
Let’s Roll!: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage
2003 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner!
Lisa Beamer was thrust into the national spotlight after her husband, Todd, led a counterattack against terrorists on United Flight 93. He—and all the other passenger heroes—lost their lives in a Pennsylvania field. But that plane was the only one of the four hijacked planes on 9-11 that didn’t hit its target—most likely the White House or the Capitol. Todd’s last known words, “Let’s roll!” have become a rallying cry for the entire American nation to move ahead in hope, courage, and faith, despite today’s troubled times, and to live real life…right now.
Readings in Indian Sociology 10 Volume Set (Hardcover)
The series focuses on Sociological Theory; Untouchability, Sociology of Dalits; Rural Society in India; Sociology of Science and Technology in India; Sociology of Childhood and Youth; Sociology of Health; Sociology of Environment in India; Political Sociology of India; Cultural Dimensions of Society in India and Pioneers of Sociology in India.
Sociology and Sociologists in India: Perspectives from the North-West
ABOUT THE BOOK Sociology and Sociologists in India: Perspectives from the North-West is an attempt to make a descriptive inquiry
Sociology of North East India
ABOUT THE BOOK This North East region of India comprises the adjoining seven sister states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
A COMPREHENSIVE DICTIONARY OF SOCIOLOGY (2 Volume Set)
An excellent lexicographic work that does exactly what it sets out to do, namely provide brief information on various sociological terminologies. If you are studying Sociology, Anthropology or other cognate subjects, this book is probably essential. It is useful not only for the practitioners of Sociology, but also for those who are pursuing other branches of social science.
CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY
The writing of this book mainly grew out of the significant changes that have happened in the field of sociology around the world in the last few decades. What distinguishes it from other books is that it provides arguments and comments, wherever necessary, reflecting new developments in the subject. On several important topics, the author collates the relevant views of other scholars and then offers his own point of view. Besides authenticity, coherence and reliability, one may thus find in this book a rare depth of knowledge and a combination of theoretic frameworks and empirical realties. As such, not only students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, but also those appearing in various competitive examinations would find it useful.
Disability in South Asia: Knowledge and Experience
Disability in South Asia: Knowledge & Experience presents a comprehensive approach to various aspects of disability in South Asia. A critical work on disability studies, this book explores the full complexity of disability in its multi-layered, interactional dynamics. The book imparts understanding of the social, political and cultural construction of disability as opposed to the traditional perception of disability in terms of medical condition, biological trait, rehabilitation and special education. It focuses on foregrounding disability across various areas including education, law and sociology, critically exploring the interaction of gender and disability, and challenging the separation between theory and practice as well as academia and activism. The book shows how the inclusion of a disability perspective enriches scholarship by contributing to the understanding of social marginalization, oppression and the perception of difference. It highlights the lived experiences of people with disabilities to help readers develop a nuanced comprehension of disability.
DISABILITY, REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL WORK: The Indian Scenario
The book is a collection of papers on disability written by the author over last two and half decades, alongside his association with many national and international organizations working in the area of disability and community-based rehabilitation (CBR) projects.
CBR aims at rehabilitation of people with disability and enabling them to actively participate in local communities and access resources made available to them. The book discusses CBR as a strategy for the holistic rehabilitation of people with disability. The thrust of papers included in this volume is rehabilitation and disability attitudes in village communities.
It overviews the disability scenario in India and discusses various possibilities of improving their quality of life. The book should be useful to a wide range of scholars from different disciplines but having a common concern for disability rehabilitation.
FARMER SUICIDE IN INDIA – A Christian Response in the Light of a Compassionate Ethics
Statistics show that there were 321,407 farmer suicides in India between 1995 and 2015. At the local level, cognizant of the gravity of the issue, Church organizations seek to support farmers in their struggles by rendering suicide prevention assistance. Still, a comprehensive theological response is needed. Gigesh Thomas develops a normative and pastoral framework to the Church’s activities for suicide prevention and postvention on which professional care could be built on. His reflection is formed by the notions of compassion and empathy and their usefulness for withstanding shame that often leads to suicide.
HUMAN RIGHTS & THE THIRD WORLD: Issues and Discourses
Edited by Subrata Sankar Bagchi, Arnab Das
Human Rights and the Third World: Issues and Discourses deals with the controversial questions on the universalistic notions of human rights. This book discusses Third World perspectives on human rights and seeks to open up a space in the human rights discourse to address unresolved questions in the field, citing issues and problems from different countries in the Third World: Should alternative perspectives be taken as the standard for human rights in the Third World countries? Should there be a universalistic notion of rights for Homo sapiens or are we talking about two diametrically opposite trends and standards of human rights for the same species? How far can these Third World perspectives of human rights ensure the protection of the minorities and the vulnerable sections of population, particularly women and children, within the Third World? Can these alternative perspectives help in fighting the Third World problems such as poverty, hunger, corruption, despotism, social exclusion (for example, the caste system in India), communalism, and the like? Can there be reconciliation between Third World perspectives and the Western perspective of human rights?
HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA: Prospective and Retrospective
Edited by Sudarshanam Gankidi
In the last few decades, human rights has emerged as an important area of teaching and research. Human rights are inalienable rights of individuals irrespective of their age, caste, gender, colour, social and economic status.
Such rights are violated every day in India at individual and group level, both within the family and across social systems. Human rights violation of such marginalised population, including women, children and disabled persons, often go unnoticed. On the other hand, social groups such as dalits, tribal population and masses from poor backgrounds experience social segregation and are prone to face human rights violation at a larger level. One of the fundamental reasons for this violation is insensitiveness and lack of awareness about rights of the ‘others’. State, which is supposed to protect the rights of the weakest, is also seen as a violator.
It in this context the book makes an attempt to discuss about the role of judiciary, criminal justice system, police, NGOs and their developmental interventions. This book is a significant contribution to the ongoing discourse on human rights.
HUMAN RIGHTS: Concept and Standards
Edited by Janusz Symonides
During the half-century since the adoption of the United Nations Charter in 1945 and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, a comprehensive international human rights law embracing many international instruments has been created. An analysis and presentation of the conceptual framework and adopted human rights standards is the main objective of this volume. It presents reflections on historical perspectives and philosophical foundations of human rights. It gives a detailed analysis of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights as well as the rights of persons belonging to such vulnerable groups as women, children, minorities, indigenous people and migrant workers, and the interrelation between humanitarian law and human rights.
HUMAN RIGHTS: Text and Context
Human Rights: Text and Context deals with various theoretical perspectives on human rights (globalists versus anti-globalists, unilateralists versus multi-lateralists, and market ideology versus religious fundamentalists) as well as different dimensions of human rights, both global and local. An attempt has also been made to demystify the myth that human rights originated in modern Western Europe. It has been shown here that there has been the evolution of human rights in many developing countries in ancient period itself; for example, in Babylonia, Hammurabi Code was declared regarding justice and punishment way back in 1700 BCE. Similarly, in ancient India too, various texts and practices of governance fully endorsed human rights of common people thousands of years back.
In addition, this book also deals with efforts of United Nations like the declaration of Millennium Development Goals in 2000 as well as declaration of Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 for the protection of human rights of all the human beings. This book contains eleven chapters ranging from the evolution and theoretical perspectives on human rights to child labour, dalits’ exclusion, terrorism and good governance. Looking into the text and context, the book offers an in-depth analysis of the issues for ensuring a right to life with dignity, liberty and sustainable development so that the spirit of Universal Declaration of Human Rights may be ensured globally, nationally and locally. It is expected that this book will provide the food for thought to the academia in particular and the public at large in general.
IDEOLOGY & THEORY IN INDIAN SOCIOLOGY
“Ideology and Theory in Indian Sociology ” is a collection of essays which offers insight into the normative and ideological underpinnings of the Indian sociology in the context of its growth and the challenges that it has encountered in the realms of theory and methodology. These issues have been analyzed in the perspective of the Western sociology and its own theoretical and methodological evolution.
INDIAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE
The book introduces the reader to the various aspects of Indian society and culture. It views Indian society both in contemporary and historical perspective. It begins with basic characteristics of Indian society and proceeds with presenting detailed account of important social institutions in India like family, marriage, kinship, Indian polity, economy and religion. The book further presents a glimpse of Indian stratification system which is followed by the descriptions of tribal, rural and urban communities in India. The contents also revolve around Indian social problems, social change and development in modern India and social movements. Women, youth and education in India have also been discussed and the book concludes with a note on pioneers of Indian sociology. The book is a standard text and will be useful for undergraduate and postgraduate readings.
INDIAN SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT (Second Edition)
This book is about various perspectives which help us understand Indian society, which has passed through a long evolutionary process beginning from monarchy to feudalism, colonialism and democracy. Officially, it is now a plural, democratic, technological, industrial and capitalistic society. Indian sociological thinkers, such as D.D. Kosambi, Romila Thapar, Radhakamal Mukerjee, G.S. Ghurye, M.N. Srinivas, S.C. Dube, D.P. Mukerji, A.R. Desai, Ramkrishna Mukherjee, Yogendra Singh, N.K. Bose, Surajit Sinha, B.R. Ambedkar and Ranajit Guha, and a few western sociologists, including Louis Dumont, McKim Marriot and David Hardiman, who have done research in India and also developed their own perspectives on Indian society, are discussed in it. In a nutshell, the main perspectives that this book discusses are historical, indological, structural-functional, dialectical-historical, cultural, civilizational and subaltern. This edition has been throughly updated and revised to include extended discussions on Irawati Karve and André Béteille in indological and social stratification perspectives, respectively. The book will be useful for students, teachers and researchers alike.
MAKING OF MODERN INDIA: Sociological Explorations into Postcolonial Indian Modernity
The present work is an attempt to understand how the founding leaders of independent India envisaged and made an effort to realise the modern Indian society by rupturing the colonial legacy with the typical local, blended with the western universal principles of equality, justice, freedom and socialism. At the time of independence, most of the population of the country was backward, illiterate and poor, and was living in villages. Cities were the seats of exercise of colonial power and all decisions were taken in the urban centres. On top of all these challenges was the socio-cultural diversity of the country’s population. The members of the Constituent Assembly dominated by the Congressmen who were mostly the freedom fighters under Gandhi, took upon themselves to meet the daunting task of drafting the Constitution which would seek to resolve all contradictions and take the country on the path of not only development but also nation-building.