TRIBAL ECONOMY AT CROSSROADS
Edited by S.N. Chaudhary
This book deals with nature and dynamics of tribal economy in India. It also discusses functional and dysfunctional implications of the changing patterns of tribal economy on physical and social quality of life of the tribal masses. Tribal economy, in relation to institutional intervention, civil society initiatives and other macro-micro factors, has been examined in a thorough manner. Some of the articles have also underlined priority areas of teaching and research on tribal issues. Besides, it also suggests blueprint for comprehensive and sustainable development of tribal economy in an era of globalization when interactions between tribal economy and outside forces have massively increased.
Besides the students of Sociology, Social Anthropology and Social Work, the book will be quite useful for planners, policy makers, NGOs, PRIs and all the chaange agents who are directly or indirectly associated with the question of tribal development.
TRIBAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Edited by S.N. Chaudhary
Health and nutrition are two interrelated issues which have drawn the attention of scholars across the world. This book, which is the outcome of a national seminar, examines different issues relating to tribal health and nutrition in India in specific context of their culture, local ecology, voluntary efforts and institutional intervention. The broad conclusion of most of the papers included in this volume highlights pitiable conditions in this regard. Scholars have however suggested ways and means to deal with inhibiting factors responsible for slow and lop-sided process of improvement in health and nutritional status of tribes. Also, some fruitful suggestions have been made in several articles. Altogether this book is a valuable contribution to the field of tribal health and nutrition. Its study would profit both the students and researchers of Sociology, Social Anthropology and Social Work.
Understanding Scripture: An Overview of the Bible’s Origin, Reliability, and Meaning
Edited by Wayne Grudem, C. John Collins, Thomas R. Schreiner, Contributions by J. I. Packer, John Piper, R. Kent Hughes, Leland Ryken, Vern S. Poythress, John D. Currid, Peter J. Gentry, Daniel B. Wallace, Peter J. Williams, Roger Beckwith, David Alan Black, David W. Chapman, Dan Doriani, John Hannah, Charles E. Hill, David Powlison, Paul Wegner
Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict: What the Headlines Haven’t Told You
Michael Rydelnik, professor of Jewish studies at Moody Bible Institute, goes beyond the media images for an in depth, biblically grounded look at the “crisis that never ends”–the conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs. Dr. Rydelnik explores such questions as:
Will the violence ever stop?
Who really has a right to the land?
How did it all start…and where will it all end?
This revised and updated edition includes a new chapter that looks at the events that brought the end to the Terror War in 2004, discusses the change of leadership in the Israeli government, and examines the conflict within the Palestinian government following the surprise election victory of the terrorist group Hamas.