Cultural Encounters in India
Cultural Encounters in India

Author: Heike Liebau

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 1351470663

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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction Approaches to an Intermediary Group -- Chapter 1 History of the Tranquebar Mission -- Chapter 2 Local Mission Workers -- Chapter 3 The Hierarchical Structure of the Mission Organization -- Chapter 4 Dialogue and Conflict -- Chapter 5 The Role of Local Mission Employees in Education -- Chapter 6 Women in the Tranquebar Mission -- Concluding Observations: Indian Mission Employees and European-Indian Cultural Contact -- Biographies of South Indian Country Pastors -- Abbreviations -- Maps, Illustrations and Tables -- Note on the Spelling of Indian Terms -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Sources -- Name of Persons -- Name of Places

History and Culture of Tamil Nadu: Up to c. AD 1310
History and Culture of Tamil Nadu: Up to c. AD 1310

Author: Chithra Madhavan

Publisher: D.K. Print World Limited

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive work on chaste Sanskrit inscriptions of ancient Tamil Nadu, under Pallavas, Pandyas, Cholas and their vassals; focusing on the then prevalent socio-economic, literary, religio-cultural and administrative paradigms.

Women in India
Women in India

Author: Sita Anantha Raman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-06-08

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 031301440X

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Are Indian women powerful mother goddesses, or domestic handmaidens trailing behind men in literacy, wages, opportunities, and rights? Have they been agents of their own destinies, or voiceless victims of patriarchy? Behind these colorful over-simplifications lies the reality of many feminine personas belonging to various classes, ethnicities, religions, and castes. This two-volume set looks at Indian history from ancient to modern times, revealing precisely why ideas of gender rights were not static across eras or regions. Raman's work is a reflection on the various ways in which women in a non-Western culture have developed and expressed their own feminist agenda. Are Indian women powerful mother goddesses, or domestic handmaidens trailing behind men in literacy, wages, opportunities, and rights? Have they been agents of their own destinies, or voiceless victims of patriarchy? Behind these coloful over-simplifications lies the reality of many feminine personas belonging to various classes, ethnicities, religions, and castes. This two-volume set looks at Indian history from ancient to modern times, revealing precisely why ideas of gender rights were not static across eras or regions. Raman's work is a reflection on the various ways in which women in a non-western culture have developed and expressed their own feminist agenda. Individual chapters highlight the enduring legacies of many important male and female figures, illustrating how each played a key role in modifying the substance of women's lives. Political movements are examined as well, such as the nationalist reform movement of 1947 in which the ideal of Indian womanhood became central to the nation and the push for independence. Also included is a survey of women in contemporary India and the role they played in the resurgence of militant Hindu nationalism. Aside from being an engaging and readable narrative of Indian history, this set integrates women's issues, roles, and achievements into the general study of the times, providing a clear presentation of the social, cultural, religious, political, and economic realities that have helped shape the identity of Indian women.

The Social Construction of Ancient Cities
The Social Construction of Ancient Cities

Author: Monica L. Smith

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1588343448

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What made ancient cities successful? What are the similarities between modern cities and ancient ones? The Social Construction of Ancient Cities offers a fresh perspective on ancient cities and the social networks and relations that built and sustained them, marking a dramatic change in the way archaeologists approach them. Examining ancient cities from a “bottom up” perspective, the authors in this volume explore the ways in which cities were actually created by ordinary inhabitants. They track the development of urban space from the point of view of individuals and households, providing new insights into cities' roles as social centers as well as focal points of political and economic activities. Analyzing various urban communities from residences and neighborhoods to marketplaces and ceremonial plazas, the authors examine urban centers in Africa, Mesoamerica, South America, Mesopotamia, the Indian subcontinent, and China. Collectively they demonstrate how complex networks of social relations and structures gave rise to the formation of ancient cities, contributed to their cohesion, and sustained their growth, much as they do in modern urban centers. The authors' analyses draw from ancient texts as well as archaeological surveys and excavations of urban architecture and other material remains, including portable objects for daily use and comestibles. They show clearly how early urban dwellers consciously developed dense interdependent social networks to satisfy their needs for food, housing, and employment, forged their own urban identities, and generally managed to thrive in the crowded, bustling, and competitive environment that characterized ancient cities. Not least of all, they suggest how urban leaders and urban dwellers negotiated a consensus that enabled them to achieve both mundane and extraordinary goals, in the process establishing their unique ritual, legal, and social status.