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Demography for anthropologists : populations, castes and classes / Christophe Z. Guilmoto
Caste, class, and untouchability / Robert Deliège
Great expectations : youth in contemporary India / Craig Jeffrey
The modern transformation of an old elite : the case of the Tamil Brahmans / C.J. Fuller
Caste and collective memory in south India / Zoé E. Headley
"How to sit, how to stand" : bodily practice and the new urban middle class / Meredith Lindsay McGuire
Global dancing in Kolkata / Pallabi Chakravorty
Yoga, modernity, and the middle class : locating the body in a world of desire / Joseph S. Alter
Tourism in India : the moral economy of gender in Banaras / Jenny Huberman
Crafts, artisans, and the nation-state in India / Mira Mohsini
Crowds, congestion, conviviality : the enduring life of the old city / Ajay Gandhi
Optic-clash : modes of visuality in India / Shaila Bhatti and Christopher Pinney
Hindu-Muslim relations and the "War on Terror" / Philippa Williams
Religious synthesis at a Muslim shrine / Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi
Christianity : culture, identity, and agency / Mathew N. Schmalz
The politics of communalism and caste / Ornit Shani
Violence, aggression, and militancy : reexamining gender, and nonliberal politics / Tarini Bedi
India burning : the Maoist revolution / Alpa Shah
Courts of law and legal practice / Daniela Berti
Law and order : police encounter killings and routinized political violence / Beatrice Jauregui
Civil society and politics : an anthropological perspective / John Harriss
Discourses of citizenship and criminality in clean, green Delhi / Yaffa Truelove and Emma Mawdsley
Toward an anthropology of water in Mumbai's settlements / Nikhil Anand
Transnational India : diaspora and migration in the anthropology of South Asia / Leo Coleman
India responds to the HIV/AIDS pandemic : unintended consequences of global health initiatives / Cecilia Van Hollen
Cultures of the psyche, politics of illness / Sarah Pinto
Ways of aging / Sarah Lamb
The decline of Dravidian kinship in local perspectives / Isabelle Clark-Decès

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A Companion to the Anthropology of India A Companion to the Anthropology of India 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. The 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, A Companion to the Anthropology of India offers important insights into the myriad ways social scientists describe and analyze Indian society and its unique brand of modernity.

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Notes on Contributors viii Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Isabelle Clark-Deces Part I Caste and Class in Liberal India 23 1 Demography for Anthropologists: Populations, Castes, and Classes 25 Christophe Z. Guilmoto 2 Caste, Class, and Untouchability 45 Robert Deliege 3 Great Expectations: Youth in Contemporary India 62 Craig Jeffrey 4 The Modern Transformation of an Old Elite: The Case of the Tamil Brahmans 80 C. J. Fuller 5 Caste and Collective Memory in South India 98 Zoe E. Headley Part II Cities, Cosmopolitan Styles, and Urban Critics 115 6 "How to Sit, How to Stand": Bodily Practice and the New Urban Middle Class 117 Meredith Lindsay McGuire 7 Global Dancing in Kolkata 137 Pallabi Chakravorty 8 Yoga, Modernity, and the Middle Class: Locating the Body in a World of Desire 154 Joseph S. Alter 9 Tourism in India: The Moral Economy of Gender in Banaras 169 Jenny Huberman 10 Crafts, Artisans, and the Nation-State in India 186 Mira Mohsini 11 Crowds, Congestion, Conviviality: The Enduring Life of the Old City 202 Ajay Gandhi Part III Cultures and Religion in the Making 223 12 Optic-Clash: Modes of Visuality in India 225 Shaila Bhatti and Christopher Pinney 13 Hindu-Muslim Relations and the "War on Terror" 241 Philippa Williams 14 Religious Synthesis at a Muslim Shrine 260 Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi 15 Christianity: Culture, Identity, and Agency 277 Mathew N. Schmalz Part IV Communalism, Nationalism, and Terrorism 295 16 The Politics of Communalism and Caste 297 Ornit Shani 17 Violence, Aggression, and Militancy: Reexamining Gender, and Nonliberal Politics 313 Tarini Bedi 18 India Burning: The Maoist Revolution 332 Alpa Shah Part V Law, Governance, and Civil Society 353 19 Courts of Law and Legal Practice 355 Daniela Berti 20 Law and Order: Police Encounter Killings and Routinized Political Violence 371 Beatrice Jauregui 21 Civil Society and Politics: An Anthropological Perspective 389 John Harriss 22 Discourses of Citizenship and Criminality in Clean, Green Delhi 407 Yaffa Truelove and Emma Mawdsley 23 Toward an Anthropology of Water in Mumbai's Settlements 426 Nikhil Anand Part VI From Global India to the Ethnography of Change 443 24 Transnational India: Diaspora and Migration in the Anthropology of South Asia 445 Leo Coleman 25 India Responds to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Unintended Consequences of Global Health Initiatives 464 Cecilia Van Hollen 26 Cultures of the Psyche, Politics of Illness 482 Sarah Pinto 27 Ways of Aging 500 Sarah Lamb 28 The Decline of Dravidian Kinship in Local Perspectives 517 Isabelle Clark-Deces Index 536

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