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2016 Feb

2016 February Selected titles recently received from South Asia

Bibiliography – Selected titles - recently received from South Asia
4 February 2016 – Philip McEldowney
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2016 February - some South Asia, India books received in Shannon Library at the University of Virginia
covering education, food, women, elephants and animals, cities, images of households, Goa, and Nehru, etc.

1. Jayaram, N. (2015). Sociology of education in India. Including "Part IV. University, teachers, students"

2. In Brosius, C., In Ramaswamy, S., In Saeed, Y., & Tasveer Ghar Collective. (2015). Visual homes, image worlds: Essays from Tasveer ghar, the house of pictures. Images of home. House of pictures. http://www.tasveerghar.net/

3. Trautmann, T. R. (2015). Elephants and kings: An environmental history. Elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity. Special attention for S. Singh.

4. Sabita, R. (2015). Annapurni: Heritage cuisine from Tamil Nadu. Food. Culinary heritage of Tamil Nadu

5. In Bandyopadhyay, A., & In Dasgupta, K. (2015). The 'Other' universe: An anthology of women's studies. Contributed articles on women writing in Indic literature.

6. Kankane, P. L., Sharma, G., Venkataraman, K., & Zoological Survey of India. (2014). Status survey of some mammals in Gujarat with special reference to Chinkara and Desert Cat. Even some on lions. Special attention for S. Singh.

7. Chakravartty, G., & Chotani, S. (2014). Charting a new path: Early years of National Federation of Indian Women.

8. Baptist, A. J., & I.S.P.C.K. (Organization),. (2014). Unsung melodies from margins. Part 1. Dalit feminism. Part 2. Subaltern reading --

9. Kumar, A. (2015). Criminalisation of politics: Caste, land and the state. With special reference to Bihar, India.

10. Gopal, S. (2015). Jawaharlal Nehru: A biography. Three volumes, covering 1889-1964

11. Srivastava, S. (2015). Entangled urbanism: Slum, gated community, and shopping mall in Delhi and Gurgaon. 11 essays, including one on "National Identity, Bedrooms, and Kitchens" 

12. Dinesh, K. M. (2014). Thirsty cities: How Indian cities can meet their water needs. "all the aspects relevant to sustainable management of water in urban areas"

13. In Doron, A., In Barz, R. K., & In Nelson, B. (2015). An anthology of writings on the Ganga: Goddess and river in history, culture, and society. Essays - River, diety, water.

14. In Singh, U., & In Dhar, P. P. (2014). Asian encounters: Exploring connected histories. Asian cultural interactions during the pre-modern and early modern periods through the prism of politics, art, religion, and trade.

15. Frenz, M. (2014). Community, memory, and migration in a globalizing world: The Goan experience, c. 1890-1980. The fascinating story of how and why Goans went outside Goa.