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Birth on the threshold : childbirth and modernity in South India / / Cecilia Van Hollen
| Birth on the threshold : childbirth and modernity in South India / / Cecilia Van Hollen |
| Autore | Van Hollen Cecilia Coale |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 295 pages) : map |
| Disciplina | 618.2/00954 |
| Soggetto topico | Childbirth - India, South |
| Soggetto non controllato |
biomedical
birth rate birth stories childbirth class system classism colonialism contemporary ethnographers ethnography feminism feminist gender studies gender global globalization home birth hospital birth india international lower class maternity medical technology midwifery midwives modern world national parenting postcolonial pregnancy south india tamil nadu technology |
| ISBN |
1-282-76240-0
1-59734-499-0 9786612762406 0-520-93539-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The professionalization of obstetrics in colonial India: The problems of childbirth in colonial discourse -- Maternal and child health services in the postcolonial era -- Bangles of neem, bangles of gold: pregnant women as auspicious burdens -- Invoking vali: painful technologies of birth -- Moving targets: the routinization of IUD insertions in public maternity wards -- Baby friendly hospitals and bad mothers: maneuvering development during the postpartum period -- Conclusion: reproductive rights, choices, and resistance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777396703321 |
Van Hollen Cecilia Coale
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impersonations : The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance / / Harshita Mruthinti Kamath
| Impersonations : The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance / / Harshita Mruthinti Kamath |
| Autore | Kamath Harshita Mruthinti |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 225 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/846081109548 |
| Soggetto topico |
Brahmans - India, South - Social life and customs
Female impersonators - India, South - Social life and customs Gender identity in dance - India, South Kuchipudi (Dance) - Social aspects - India, South SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
brahmin to non brahmin female characters gender performance hindu religious narratives impersonation kuchipudi village localized village performance male body masculinity men practice of impersonation smarta brahmin south india stage stri vesham telugu transnational indian dance form village to urban |
| ISBN | 0-520-30166-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Taking Center Stage: The Poet-Saint and the Impersonator of Kuchipudi Dance History -- 2. "I am Satyabhama": Constructing Hegemonic Brahmin Masculinity in the Kuchipudi Village -- 3. Constructing Artifice, Interrogating Impersonation: Madhavi as Vidūṣaka in Village Bhāmākalāpam Performance -- 4. Bhāmākalāpam beyond the Village: Transgressing Norms of Gender and Sexuality in Urban and Transnational Kuchipudi Dance -- 5. Longing to Dance: Stories of Kuchipudi Brahmin Women -- Conclusion: Rewriting the Script for Kuchipudi Dance -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910328152803321 |
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Kamath Harshita Mruthinti
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impersonations : The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance / / Harshita Mruthinti Kamath
| Impersonations : The Artifice of Brahmin Masculinity in South Indian Dance / / Harshita Mruthinti Kamath |
| Autore | Kamath Harshita Mruthinti |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 225 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 306.4/846081109548 |
| Soggetto topico |
Brahmans - India, South - Social life and customs
Female impersonators - India, South - Social life and customs Gender identity in dance - India, South Kuchipudi (Dance) - Social aspects - India, South SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
brahmin to non brahmin female characters gender performance hindu religious narratives impersonation kuchipudi village localized village performance male body masculinity men practice of impersonation smarta brahmin south india stage stri vesham telugu transnational indian dance form village to urban |
| ISBN | 0-520-30166-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Taking Center Stage: The Poet-Saint and the Impersonator of Kuchipudi Dance History -- 2. "I am Satyabhama": Constructing Hegemonic Brahmin Masculinity in the Kuchipudi Village -- 3. Constructing Artifice, Interrogating Impersonation: Madhavi as Vidūṣaka in Village Bhāmākalāpam Performance -- 4. Bhāmākalāpam beyond the Village: Transgressing Norms of Gender and Sexuality in Urban and Transnational Kuchipudi Dance -- 5. Longing to Dance: Stories of Kuchipudi Brahmin Women -- Conclusion: Rewriting the Script for Kuchipudi Dance -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996312639803316 |
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Kamath Harshita Mruthinti
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2019] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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In pursuit of the good life : aspiration and suicide in globalizing South India / / Jocelyn Lim Chua
| In pursuit of the good life : aspiration and suicide in globalizing South India / / Jocelyn Lim Chua |
| Autore | Chua Jocelyn Lim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.280954/83 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suicide - Social aspects - India - Kerala
East Indians - India - Kerala - Psychology East Indians - India - Kerala - Social conditions |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropologists
asia scholars asian studies critical theory cultural anthropology ethnographers ethnography everyday life fieldwork global change globalization high suicide rates historical struggles human condition kerala life and death modern history modern india modernization nonfiction postcolonial world psychology retrospective social anxiety social aspirations social change social development social historians social history south india suicide tragic |
| ISBN | 0-520-95764-4 |
| Classificazione | SOC002010SOC002000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- Introduction -- 1. Between the Devil and the Deep Sea -- 2. Gazing at the Stars, Aiming for the Treetops -- 3. Tales the Dead Are Made to Tell -- 4. Care-full Acts -- 5. Anywhere but Here -- 6. Fit for the Future -- Afterword -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787604203321 |
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Chua Jocelyn Lim
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In pursuit of the good life : aspiration and suicide in globalizing South India / / Jocelyn Lim Chua
| In pursuit of the good life : aspiration and suicide in globalizing South India / / Jocelyn Lim Chua |
| Autore | Chua Jocelyn Lim |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.280954/83 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suicide - Social aspects - India - Kerala
East Indians - India - Kerala - Psychology East Indians - India - Kerala - Social conditions |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropologists
asia scholars asian studies critical theory cultural anthropology ethnographers ethnography everyday life fieldwork global change globalization high suicide rates historical struggles human condition kerala life and death modern history modern india modernization nonfiction postcolonial world psychology retrospective social anxiety social aspirations social change social development social historians social history south india suicide tragic |
| ISBN | 0-520-95764-4 |
| Classificazione | SOC002010SOC002000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- Introduction -- 1. Between the Devil and the Deep Sea -- 2. Gazing at the Stars, Aiming for the Treetops -- 3. Tales the Dead Are Made to Tell -- 4. Care-full Acts -- 5. Anywhere but Here -- 6. Fit for the Future -- Afterword -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815414903321 |
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Chua Jocelyn Lim
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| Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Languages and nations [[electronic resource] ] : the Dravidian proof in colonial Madras / / Thomas R. Trautmann
| Languages and nations [[electronic resource] ] : the Dravidian proof in colonial Madras / / Thomas R. Trautmann |
| Autore | Trautmann Thomas R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 pages) |
| Disciplina | 410 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dravidian philology - History - 19th century
Orientalism - History - 19th century Indologists - India - Madras - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
asian languages
british india college of fort st george colonialism colonies dravidian languages dravidian philology empire ethnology francis whyte ellis grammar history of language imperialism india indo aryan indo european indologists language analysis language families language linguistics madras malayo polynesian nation state nation nonfiction orientalism panini prakrit ptolemy romani sanskrit south india sumatran tolkappiyar vedic |
| ISBN |
1-282-35771-9
9786612357718 0-520-93190-4 1-60129-523-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Explosion in the Grammar Factory -- 2. Pāṇini and Tolkāppiyar -- 3. Ellis and His Circle -- 4. The College -- 5. The Dravidian Proof -- 6. Legacies -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix A. The Legend of the Cow-Pox -- Appendix B. The Dravidian Proof -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Languages & nations |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784406703321 |
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Trautmann Thomas R
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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No one cries for the dead : Tamil dirges, rowdy songs, and graveyard petitions / / Isabelle Clark-Decès
| No one cries for the dead : Tamil dirges, rowdy songs, and graveyard petitions / / Isabelle Clark-Decès |
| Autore | Clark-Decès Isabelle <1956-2017.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 242 pages) |
| Disciplina | 393/.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Funeral rites and ceremonies - India - South Arcot
Tamil (Indic people) - Funeral customs and rites Dirges - India - South Arcot - History and criticism Folk songs, Tamil - India - South Arcot - History and criticism Tamil (Indic people) - Social life and customs |
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anthropology
behavioral analysis caste system ceremonial cultural analysis death songs death discussion books funeral event funeral singers funeral songs funerals gender issues graveyard petitions grief and mourning historical indian culture life and death nonfiction performers personal experiences rowdy songs social behaviors social customs sociologists sociology south india tamil dirges tamil untouchables village setting |
| ISBN |
1-59734-775-2
1-282-35796-4 9786612357961 0-520-93834-8 1-4175-8495-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. A Different Grief -- Chapter Two. Songs Of Experience -- Chapter Three. Why Should We Cry? -- Chapter Four. Life As A Record Of Failure -- Chapter Five. Between Performance And Experience -- Appendix A. A Comparison Of The Four Abridged Versions Of The Virajampuhaâ Story -- Appendix B. The Story Of Virajampuhaâ In Tamil -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783314303321 |
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Clark-Decès Isabelle <1956-2017.>
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Polemics and Patronage in the City of Victory : Vyasatirtha, Hindu Sectarianism, and the Sixteenth-Century Vijayanagara Court / / Valerie Stoker
| Polemics and Patronage in the City of Victory : Vyasatirtha, Hindu Sectarianism, and the Sixteenth-Century Vijayanagara Court / / Valerie Stoker |
| Autore | Stoker Valerie <1969-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 294.50954/809031 |
| Collana | South Asia across the disciplines |
| Soggetto topico | Hinduism and state - India - Vijayanagar (Empire) - History - 16th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
16th century
academic ally ancient city city of victory empire government hindu historical india indian government indian history indian politics krishna river military polemics political religion rival rulers scholarly sectarian social life south india translation urban vijayanagara empire world history |
| ISBN | 0-520-96546-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Note on Transliteration and Translation -- 1. Hindu Sectarianism and the City of Victory -- 2. Royal and Religious Authority in Sixteenth-Century Vijayanagara: A Maṭhādhipati at Kṛṣṇadevarāya's Court -- 3. Sectarian Rivalries at an Ecumenical Court: Vyāsatīrtha, Advaita Vedānta, and the Smārta Brahmins -- 4. Allies or Rivals? Vyāsatīrtha's Material, Social, and Ritual Interactions with the Śrīvaiṣṇavas -- 5. The Social Life of Vedānta Philosophy: Vyāsatīrtha's Polemics against Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta -- 6. Hindu, Ecumenical, Sectarian: Religion and the Vijayanagara Court -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996328039403316 |
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Stoker Valerie <1969->
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Triumphant Love : the contextual, creative and strategic missionary work of Amy Beatrice Carmichael in south India / / J. (Hans) Kommers
| Triumphant Love : the contextual, creative and strategic missionary work of Amy Beatrice Carmichael in south India / / J. (Hans) Kommers |
| Autore | Kommers J (Hans) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Durbanville, : AOSIS, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (663) |
| Disciplina |
266.0092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Biography: religious & spiritual
Christianity Christian spirituality & religious experience |
| Soggetto non controllato |
keswick convention
mystics belfast china inland mission missionary discipleship dohnavur fellowship christian south india the rigidy cluster spiritual thomas walker women millisle thomas g. ragland zenana mission pietism victorian time tinnevelly mission method amy carmichael biography as missiology Bible God Jesus Lord Tamil Nadu |
| ISBN | 9781928396215 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Triumphant Love |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910563075103321 |
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Kommers J (Hans)
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| Durbanville, : AOSIS, 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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