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“aarushi bhandari”

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  • Attention and Alienation

    The International Political Economy of Information and Communication Technologies

    by Aarushi Bhandari ...
    Honorable Mention, 2026 Paul Sweezy Sociology Book Award, Marxist Sociology Section, American Sociological AssociationThe worldwide spread of the internet has revolutionized communication at a harrowing cost: the relentless commodification of attention. Algorithm-driven capitalism extracts profit from not only physical bodies but also the emotional and creative labor of internet users. This ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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  • Engaging with Empowerment

    An Intellectual and Experiential Journey

    by Srilatha Batliwala ...
    In this fascinating collection of writings, Srilatha Batliwala, feminist thinker and practitioner, explores the many dimensions of what empowerment means for, and to, women. Looking back on a life lived through commitment to a cause—rather than to an organisation or to a sector—and working for it at many levels and locations, she traces the evolution of the concept from the late 1980s till now, ... Read more

    $7.95 USD

  • Working the Night Shift

    Women in India’s Call Center Industry

    by Reena Patel ...
    Relatively high wages and the opportunity to be part of an upscale, globalized work environment draw many in India to the call center industry. At the same time, night shift employment presents women, in particular, with new challenges alongside the opportunities. This book explores how beliefs about what constitutes "women's work" are evolving in response to globalization.Working the Night Shift ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • India another millennium

    by Romila Thapar ...
    In this collection of essays, edited by Romila Thapar, and accompanied by her introduction, fourteen of India’s foremost scholars and specialists in various fields explore the challenges that lie before twenty-first century India in its quest for a democratic and just society. Globalization and the IT revolution provide a new context to the problems faced by contemporary India. But will ... Read more

    $3.52 USD

  • Appropriately Indian

    Gender and Culture in a New Transnational Class

    by Smitha Radhakrishnan ...
    Appropriately Indian is an ethnographic analysis of the class of information technology professionals at the symbolic helm of globalizing India. Comprising a small but prestigious segment of India’s labor force, these transnational knowledge workers dominate the country’s economic and cultural scene, as do their notions of what it means to be Indian. Drawing on the stories of Indian professionals ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Women in 'New Nepal'

    Through the Lens of Classed, Ethnic, and Gendered Peripheries

    by Seika Sato ...
    Series series Nepal and Himalayan Studies
    This book brings rarely voiced lives and experiences of women in Nepal to light and combines rich ethnography with discourse analysis. Multifaceted and critical, the volume situates its narrative in the profoundly transformative period after the turn of the century when ‘New Nepal’ was rising on the horizon and sheds light on Nepali women’s experiences in multiple sites, crossing class and ethnic ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Modern Migrations

    Gujarati Indian Networks in New York and London

    by Maritsa Poros ...
    Although globalization seems like a recent phenomenon linked to migration, some groups have used social networks to migrate great distances for centuries. To gain new insights into migration today, Modern Migrations takes a closer look at the historical presence of globalization and how it has organized migration and social networks. With a focus on the lives of Gujarati Indians in New York and ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Routledge Handbook of Gender, Culture, and Development in India

    Edited by N. B. Lekha, Pradeep Kumar M. ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Lekha, Kumar M., and their team of contributors embark on a transformative exploration of 'Intersectionality' in the Indian context, where gender, culture, and development intersect to shape the destinies of diverse groups. Drawing from extensive research and nuanced analyses by scholars across the country and a few scholars on India from outside the country, the handbook uncovers the intricate ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • A Village Goes Mobile

    Telephony, Mediation, and Social Change in Rural India

    by Sirpa Tenhunen ...
    Series series Studies in Mobile Communication
    In A Village Goes Mobile, Sirpa Tenhunen examines how the mobile telephone has contributed to social change in rural India. Tenhunen's long-term ethnographic fieldwork in West Bengal began before the village had a phone system in place and continued through the introduction and proliferation of the smartphone. She here analyzes how mobile telephones emerged as multidimensional objects which, in ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • Women Voters in Indian Elections

    Changing Trends and Emerging Patterns

    Edited by Sanjay Kumar ...
    This book looks at different dimensions of political participation of women voters in India. Elections in India have witnessed an increasing electoral participation of women, both as political actors and as voters. Taking note of this positive development, the book looks at what has contributed to this increased turnout among women voters in Indian elections and discusses in detail the factors ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Key Texts for Japanese Sociology

    Edited by Hideo Nakazawa ...
    Series series SAGE Studies in International Sociology
    Though rich, diverse, unique and engaging, Japan′s sociological outputs have been internationally underrepresented. In its thoughtful translation and curation of key Japanese sociological texts, this book redresses this imbalance and treads exciting new ground. Comprising 17 chapters spanning 7 decades, this text introduces you to fundamental themes, from classical studies in post-war Japan to ... Read more

    $82.79 USD

  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Civil Society in India

    by Nandini Deo ...
    Series Book 1 - Anthem Series on Contemporary Studies in Corporate Social Responsibility
    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) or billionaire philanthropy is like a Rorschach test – the same act can look very different depending on how we understand its intentions and its consequences. In this book the author examines the politics of CSR in India to assess its ability to advance inclusive and sustainable development. The focus is on how CSR is remaking the practices and agendas of ... Read more

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