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Child Health and Well-being in India Equity vs Efficiency

Child Health and Well-being in India Equity vs Efficiency

This book examines the state of child health and well-being in India. It traces the roots of child health inequalities in India; draws on the latest NFHS-V 2019–21 data; and analyses various child health and nutrition indicators from the perspective of equity and efficiency. This volume addresses various contexts and methodologies available to measure health inequalities among Indian children. It also assesses the child’s well-being in terms of “Multidimensional Child Poverty”. As a policy document this work examines and quantifies the equity and efficiency dimensions of various child health indicators among Indian states. Assessment of between- and within-group inequalities by various socio-economic groups provides new insights into addressing the issue of health inequalities among Indian children. An in-depth work on child health and development this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of health and public policy development studies health economics and South Asian studies. It will also be of use to NGOs policymakers and think-tanks in the field. | Child Health and Well-being in India Equity vs Efficiency

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Economics of Public and Private Healthcare and Health Insurance in India

Economics of Public and Private Healthcare and Health Insurance in India

This book critically examines the public and private healthcare systems in India. Analysing the current scenario of health insurance in India it studies the inadequacy of public healthcare services and unaffordability of private health care facilities. The volume investigates government sponsored health insurance schemes and advocates for the need of universal health insurance coverage. It details India’s per capita health expenditure and provides policy inputs on how healthcare systems and insurance coverage can be improved in the country. Further it explores the financial parameters of health insurers and standalone private health insurance companies and also discusses the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Indian healthcare. An insightful read on the state of healthcare in India this book will be of interest to researchers and academics working in the fields of insurance healthcare administration and management public health policy and practice health and social care medical sociology and sociology & social policy. It will also be useful for think tanks and policy makers. | Economics of Public and Private Healthcare and Health Insurance in India

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Neighbourhoods and Public Health The Impact of Place in Urban Areas

Neighbourhoods and Public Health The Impact of Place in Urban Areas

This book examines the concept of neighbourhood over space and time and understands how neighbourhoods can impact human health and well-being. It discusses the identification of neighbourhood boundaries features of individual neighbourhoods and the concept of neighbourhood in some major world as well as Indian cities. Based on extensive research this study refers to both primary as well as secondary sources of data using various statistical and geo-spatial techniques. The first section of the book focuses on the concept of neighbourhood concept of neighbourhood unit methods used in the identification of neighbourhood boundaries and theories related to neighbourhood effects on health. The subsequent section of the book deals with a case study on neighbourhood effects on health in an Indian city. The case study is followed by a comparison of its results with other global studies. This book will be useful to the departments of Geography Public Health Sociology and Social Work. It will also be of use to professionals and practitioners like city planners architects NGOs Environmentalists and urban policy makers. | Neighbourhoods and Public Health The Impact of Place in Urban Areas

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Reimagining Innovation Systems in the COVID and Post-COVID World

Reimagining Innovation Systems in the COVID and Post-COVID World

Countries around the world are working to counter the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their healthcare systems economies and industries. This book brings together strategies for the adoption of new technologies and innovation systems which would help re-invigorate social and economic institutions and help communities especially in the Global South. The book focuses on innovation systems that address health and socioeconomic inequalities in countries such as India Africa Brazil Costa Rica and others. It looks into the responses of different countries to the shocks inflicted on the economy and health systems by the pandemic from the perspective of government institutions as well as businesses industries and communities. The pandemic forced many organizations to embrace various innovative strategies to contain the spread of COVID-19 and ameliorate the lives of people including employees people from marginalized communities and low-income groups who have suffered due to the disease. The chapters in this book study innovative interventions and community-based measures which reached many people and paved the way for policies which helped rebuild communities sustainably. The volume also analyses how these newly created and streamlined health and economic innovation systems will be carried forward in the post-COVID-19 world to address weaknesses in health and governance and address inequalities especially for countries in the Global South. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of economics political economy health and economics development studies public policy and sociology. | Reimagining Innovation Systems in the COVID and Post-COVID World

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Community Psychology Emerging Issues and Challenges

Community Psychology Emerging Issues and Challenges

This book focuses on the theoretical concepts of community psychology and its applications in day-to-day life. It discusses the challenges that adversely affect the welfare and well-being of common people and suggests community-centric evidence-based measures to address them. Factors like new-age lifestyles fast-paced development and an increase in occurrence of natural calamities have been detrimental to the psychological well-being of the community. This volume integrates the social cultural economic political and environmental aspects of community psychology to address community life-based issues which include mental health stigma social asymmetries resource disparities disadvantaged minority groups the differently abled HIV/AIDS patients project-affected people and disaster victims. Key features of this book include: Dedicated intervention-based chapters on mental health physical health differently abled people the elderly vulnerable children HIV/AIDS patients and people affected by development projects and disasters Focus on challenges faced by students and school-based family counselling Case studies and conceptual models for better understanding and application of the subject The volume will be a valuable resource to students researchers and teachers of Psychology Social Work Sociology Public Health and Social Economics. It will also be an indispensable read for social workers NGOs advocacy groups and policymakers working in the field of social upliftment. | Community Psychology Emerging Issues and Challenges

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An Introduction to the Social Geography of India Concepts Problems and Prospects

An Introduction to the Social Geography of India Concepts Problems and Prospects

This book discusses the significance of social geography a multidimensional sub-discipline of georgraphy encompassing social health social security and social ethos. It presents the socio-spatial dynamics of the population in India through an understanding of the various issues related to migration urbanisation unemployment poverty and public health. With a thorough analysis of various social indicators relating to health education income and employment the volume presents a detailed picture of the social geography of India. It discusses in detail The origin nature and scope of social geography its relations with other social sciences and applications The nature and importance of social well-being along with welfare geography and the role of welfare state in ensuring social well-being The population of India and its attributes The status and spatial patterns of various social indicators relating to health education and income and employment The composite indices which aggregate several social indicators such as the Human Development Index Multidimensional Poverty Index and Sustainable Developmental Goals Index in the context of India. This comprehensive book will be useful for students researchers and teachers of social geography human geography population geography demography and sociology. The book can also be used by students preparing for exams like civil services UPSC PSC and other competitive exams. | An Introduction to the Social Geography of India Concepts Problems and Prospects

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Toxic Disruptions Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Urban India

Toxic Disruptions Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Urban India

This book provides a unique ethnographic account of women living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in India. It examines how contaminated environments and political–economic changes render urban middle-class women in India vulnerable to PCOS a condition which has the potential to disrupt conventional normative feminine biographies of marriage and childbearing. The volume revolves around two main themes: how toxic landscapes the endocrine disrupting chemicals suffusing them and the political–economic environments related to them are linked to endocrine disorders such as PCOS; and how the biosocial disruptions caused by PCOS are both affecting women and reflective of changes in contemporary urban India. The author draws on anthropological fieldwork to investigate these connections through a fresh approach combining a political ecological framework with perspectives from the anthropology of toxic exposures and health–environment systems. The first of its kind this volume will be indispensable to students and researchers of anthropology particularly medical anthropology medical sociology human geography science and technology studies medical humanities health–environment systems endocrine disorders public health and South Asian studies. | Toxic Disruptions Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Urban India

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The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

This book is one of the first systematic examinations on the looming mental health crisis emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic from a psychoanalytic perspective. Bringing together practising therapists from Asia and Europe this book: analyses themes like anxiety depression sexuality loss and death through clinical vignettes highlights how children adolescents and adults have been responding to the pandemic explores how personal and collective trauma are mourned remembered repeated and worked through studies deep-seated prejudices and fears focuses on how the pandemic has stimulated exceptional manifestations of human solidarity and creativity Comprehensive and practical this book will be an essential guide for mental health professionals counsellors therapists and medical doctors treating psychological trauma. | The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

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Food and Nutrition Systems in Urban India Towards Disentitlement

Food and Nutrition Systems in Urban India Towards Disentitlement

This book explores identity-mediated dynamics of food and nutrition entitlement in urban India analysing concerns around equity access to food and public health. The issues of disentitlement and identity dynamics when it comes to nutrition and health are more intricate in the urban context due to a greater population and cultural diversity. While in the global north urban food planning is increasingly dependent on local government in developing countries urban nutrition is yet to be considered a serious policy issue. This book with a disaggregated analysis for urban India and an in-depth case study of Mumbai examines how malnutrition in India is becoming an urban challenge. It discusses how far caste religion and migratory identities serve as a source of deprivation and analyses the role of local governance particularly municipal governance and urban planning in facilitating the disentitlement. It also offers suggestions for the global south to reverse the stark inequality in its urban centres and address nutrition challenges by developing their own sustainable and resilient food systems. This book is an essential read for scholars and researchers of public health nutrition urban sociology urban planning development studies political sociology public policy and political studies. | Food and Nutrition Systems in Urban India Towards Disentitlement

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Coronasphere Narratives on COVID 19 from India and its Neighbours

Coronasphere Narratives on COVID 19 from India and its Neighbours

This book presents a broad overview of the challenges posed by COVID-19 in India and its neighboring countries. It studies the differing responses to COVID-19 infections across South Asia the variegated impact of the pandemic on its societies communities and economies and emerging challenges which require an interdisciplinary understanding and analysis. With a range of case studies from India Bangladesh Myanmar Pakistan Nepal Bhutan and Sri Lanka this book Analyses the socio-economic impact of the pandemic including the structural challenges faced by farmers in the agricultural production and migrant workers in the informal sectors; Examines the shifting trends in migration and displacement during the pandemic; Explores the precarity faced by LGBTQ+ transgender Dalit tribal senior citizens and other marginalized communities during the pandemic; Discusses the gendered impact of the pandemic on women and girls combining with multiple and intersecting inequalities like race ethnicity socio-economic status age geographical location and sexual orientation; Sheds light on the position of health infrastructure and healthcare services across different countries and the transitions experienced in their education sectors as well in response to COVID-19. A holistic read on the pandemic this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of sociology medical anthropology sociology of health pandemic and health studies political studies social anthropology public policy and South Asian studies. | Coronasphere Narratives on COVID 19 from India and its Neighbours

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Economic and Environmental Cost of Traffic Congestion in India

Economic and Environmental Cost of Traffic Congestion in India

This book explores one of the most prevailing problems of the contemporary urban world i. e. traffic congestion and its economic environmental and health implications. Generally viewed as an urban menace the problem of traffic congestion has huge economic implications which are often overlooked by urban planners. This book examines and quantifies the costs and adverse consequences and of traffic congestion which include emissions loss of productive hours fuel wastage and the adverse effects on the health of commuters among others. It provides a comprehensive and scientific understanding of the underlying problems of traffic gridlocks by analyzing empirical evidence from Bengaluru a city in South India. It also offers solutions and highlights innovative measures that draw from both economic and engineering perspectives to counter and reduce the tangible and intangible costs of traffic conjestion. This book will be of interest to both academic and non-academic readers of economics environmental economics and econometrics transport economics urban planning transport geography as well as planners and policy makers. | Economic and Environmental Cost of Traffic Congestion in India

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Understanding Yoga Psychology Indigenous Psychology with Global Relevance

Understanding Yoga Psychology Indigenous Psychology with Global Relevance

This book is an introduction to Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras and its core concepts about the self suffering and consciousness. It highlights its relevance to contemporary theories and applications in the fields of psychology and health. The book adopts sociology of knowledge as a broad framework as it delves into the core concepts of yoga psychology in the Yoga Sūtras in the context of worldviews and frameworks present in the Upanisads and the Sāṁkhya system. It provides an interpretation of Kriya Yoga and its practice in pursuit of spiritual upliftment and concept of Samādhi or the transformation of consciousness using the language and idiom of contemporary psychology. It draws parallels between yoga psychology and the ideas of Husserl Jung and Piaget while reconciling the seemingly disparate cultural religious spiritual and intellectual traditions of eastern spirituality and schools of modern psychology. The book also discusses yoga psychology in relation to psychoanalysis radical behaviorism as well as mainstream cognitive humanistic transpersonal and indigenous psychologies and provides a guide to both the theories of yoga psychology and its applications. This book will be of interest to students teachers researchers and practitioners of psychology psychiatry philosophy and yoga psychology as well as to psychologists psychiatrists counselors mental health professionals clinical psychologists and yoga enthusiasts. | Understanding Yoga Psychology Indigenous Psychology with Global Relevance

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Mumbai / Bombay Majoritarian Neoliberalism Informality Resistance and Wellbeing

Mumbai / Bombay Majoritarian Neoliberalism Informality Resistance and Wellbeing

Mumbai / Bombay is a quintessential urban expression which represents the questions and puzzles related to Indian urbanity. This book traces the various ways through which majoritarianism and neoliberal capitalist accumulation has reorganised Bombay or Mumbai in India. The book assesses Mumbai’s present trajectories and processes as being embedded in its recent past. It looks at these changes by exploring work and labour; health and education; spatial planning and infrastructural development; politics and identity; and shows how financialisation land speculation deregulation and informality have impacted the city’s culture and everyday living. The contributors to this volume analyse the consequences of these changes for women and men across ages as they live their material and cultural lives; evaluate the role of the changing nature of work urban infrastructure and planning; determine its outcome for public health and education; and take a measure of its manifestation in the field of arts and culture. The volume explores the processes that reorient these changes the socio-spatial and political implications of these on the inhabitants of the city and the resistance and response to marginalisation. This interdisciplinary volume will interest students and researchers of economics sociology anthropology political science public policy development studies and urban studies. It will also be useful to urban practitioners planners bureaucrats activists and general readers. | Mumbai / Bombay Majoritarian Neoliberalism Informality Resistance and Wellbeing

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The COVID-19 Pandemic The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak

The COVID-19 Pandemic The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak

This book presents a comprehensive account of the COVID-19 pandemic also known as the novel coronavirus pandemic as it happened. This volume examines the first responses to the COVID-19 pandemic the contexts of earlier epidemics and the epidemiological basics of infectious diseases. Further it discusses patterns in the spread of the disease; the management and containment of infections at the personal national and global level; effects on trade and commerce; the social and psychological impact on people; the disruption and postponement of international events; the role of various international organizations like the WHO in the search for solutions; and the race for a vaccine or a cure. Based on new data and latest developments the second edition of this volume explores the global spread of COVID-19 since 2019 and examines the emergence of the evolving coronavirus variants (Alpha Beta Gamma Delta and Omicron). Further it extensively discusses what we have since discovered on the disease along with recent progress on treatments and vaccines. Authored by a medical professional and an economist working on the frontlines this book gives a nuanced verified and fact-checked analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic and its global response. A one-stop resource on the COVID-19 outbreak it is indispensable for every reader and a holistic work for scholars and researchers of medical sociology public health political economy public policy and governance sociology of health and medicine and paramedical and medical practitioners. It will also be a great resource for policymakers government departments and civil society organizations working in the area. | The COVID-19 Pandemic The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak

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Governance in South Asia

Governance in South Asia

This book presents a nuanced analysis of governance in South Asia. It examines a range of themes including civil service reforms women and development environmental governance and public sector programmes together with the impact of globalization on local issues and its influence on governance in the region. Through grass-roots studies the volume also traces how the last 20 years have seen a social and economic resurgence in South Asia – transiting from stages of poverty low growth rates illiteracy and poor health to flourishing economies improved savings greater investments and stronger human development indicators. Drawing on extensive fieldwork this book will be of great interest to scholars of politics and public administration development studies labour studies and sociology and social anthropology. It will also be useful to practitioners in the field NGOs and civil servants.

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Undernutrition and Public Policy in India Investing in the future

Undernutrition and Public Policy in India Investing in the future

Despite substantial economic growth India has one of the highest undernutrition rates in the world; it is home to almost 40 per cent of the world’s stunted children. This volume assesses the status and causes of undernutrition in the country and examines the effectiveness of policies designed to address undernutrition. The essays tackle wide-ranging themes and challenging issues including nutrition; water sanitation and hygiene (WASH); maternal neonatal and child health; Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS); Public Distribution System (PDS); crop procurement; and National Food Security Act 2013. With contributions from leading academic researchers policymakers as well as civil society representatives this volume will be indispensable to scholars teachers and students of public policy development economics development sociology and Indian economy. It will also be useful to government institutions think tanks and NGOs. | Undernutrition and Public Policy in India Investing in the future

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Social Psychology Theories and Applications

Social Psychology Theories and Applications

This book examines the concept of social psychology in today’s context. It analyses the theoretical concepts of social psychology and their applicationto other fields. It further explores the discipline in a cultural historical and philosophical context with special emphasis on religion. The volume goes beyond individual focus and directs its attention to society as the centre of influence. It advocates for a symbiotic relationship between the concepts of social psychology and their implementation in a society transitioning from being value-oriented to commerce-oriented. The book also suggests ways in which social psychology can assist in dealing with issues plaguing today’s world. This book will be useful to students of psychology applied psychology sociology social work public health gender and women studies. It will also be indispensable to professionals working in the field of paediatrics forensic medicine psychiatry and law enforcement authorities like police and judiciary. | Social Psychology Theories and Applications

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Dynamics of Difference Inequality and Transformation in Rural India

Dynamics of Difference Inequality and Transformation in Rural India

This original conceptualization provides insights into the role of inequality in the processes of change in rural India. It presents in-depth analyses and understanding of the nature and form of inequality and its causes and consequences. The volume examines interpersonal intergroup and intrapersonal inequalities in the country’s rural transformation. Through research based on ethnographic primary survey and secondary data methods this multidimensional study discusses key themes such as normative and descriptive inequalities; class caste and other identities; economic poverty; educational poverty; poverty in health; gendered poverty; inequality and power; the impact of migration; ethical issues and vulnerabilities; and suicidal consequences of inequality. It builds cohesive arguments based on the development of several new indicators to examine rural inequality. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of political economy economics development studies development economics sociology public policy political science political sociology and rural sociology. | Dynamics of Difference Inequality and Transformation in Rural India

GBP 38.99
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Futilitarianism Essays on India’s Economic Policy and Performance

Futilitarianism Essays on India’s Economic Policy and Performance

This volume is an overview of and commentary on aspects of contemporary India and its socio-economic policies. It focuses on India’s economy and society in recent years and in the process it addresses structural issues of development such as those of population poverty inequality health and social exclusion. It reviews the adequacy and appropriateness of governmental response to these problems in terms of public policy narrowly conceived and philosophical orientation more broadly conceived. The concern is not only with economic achievement and human development but also with the framework of civic rights personal liberty and institutional autonomy within which the exercise of governance is perceived to be carried out. The essays in this volume were originally written with the general-reader-as-involved-citizen very much in mind as the intended target. However it should also be of interest to scholars of economics political science development studies and South Asian studies. | Futilitarianism Essays on India’s Economic Policy and Performance

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Homelessness Research Practice and Policy

Homelessness Research Practice and Policy

This book provides insights into the experiences of ‘homelessness’ while exploring its psychological and socio-economic dimensions. Hunger addiction and disability which often accompany homelessness are brought into focus and discussed within the frameworks of promoting social welfare and enabling human capability in this volume. Based on the author’s ethnographic and quantitative research on homeless families living on the streets of Delhi this book identifies some of the most acute problems associated with homelessness. It analyzes the causes of homelessness and draws connections between social bonds and family socio-economic status and psychopathology. It also includes personal accounts of hardship and trauma which quantify the systematic discrimination and marginalization that people living on the streets face. The volume offers policy recommendations to protect the right to self-determination dignity and self-efficacy of the homeless and help rehabilitate them. It will be a useful guide for students and researchers of social sciences specializing in psychology sociology economics and development studies. The book will also be of interest to mental health professionals and policy-makers in designing effective strategies. | Homelessness Research Practice and Policy

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Hereditary Physicians of Kerala Traditional Medicine and Ayurveda in Modern India

Hereditary Physicians of Kerala Traditional Medicine and Ayurveda in Modern India

This book examines the history and evolution of Ayurveda and other indigenous medical traditions in juxtaposition with their encounter with colonial modernity. Through the lens of hereditary folk and Ayurvedic practitioners it focuses on Kerala’s heterogeneous medical traditions and presents them against the backdrop of the geographical historical sociocultural ethnographic and regional contexts in which they developed and transformed. The author explores the world of Kerala’s last traditionally trained hereditary practitioners (folk healers poison therapists Sanskrit-speaking Muslim Ayurvedic practitioners and the legendary Brahman Ashtavaidyan physicians). He discusses the views of these physicians regarding the marked difference between their personalised ancestral methods of treatment and the standardised version of Ayurveda compliant with biomedicine that is practised by doctors today. Drawing on extensive fieldwork this book will be useful to researchers and scholars of medical anthropology health and social medicine sociology and social anthropology the history of science and modern Indian history as well as to medical practitioners interested in alternative and traditional medicine. | Hereditary Physicians of Kerala Traditional Medicine and Ayurveda in Modern India

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Social Innovations in Urban Sanitation in India Meeting Unmet Needs

Social Innovations in Urban Sanitation in India Meeting Unmet Needs

This book discusses effective social innovation strategies facilitated by civil society organisations (CSOs) to tackle India’s significant urban sanitation challenge. It presents the contours of an ecosystem that includes citizen participation and strengthening community-managed systems for improved sanitation and public health. The book analyses case studies of effective sanitation programmes as well as experiments with innovative ideas in different regional contexts by CSOs to meet the contextual needs of the community and to ensure access to safe sanitation especially among the urban poor. It highlights the challenges and the need for active participation of communities for change in behaviour increasing institutional capacities of municipalities for standardising and scaling up strategies which work. The authors highlight the need for designing low-cost solutions organising informal sanitation workers serving marginalised communities and building effective alliances between communities and institutions to influence public policy. Rich in empirical data this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of urban studies public policy governance political science development studies and sociology as well as for CSOs and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on urban sanitation urban planning and public policy. | Social Innovations in Urban Sanitation in India Meeting Unmet Needs

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Modern Maternities Medical Advice about Breastfeeding in Colonial Calcutta

Modern Maternities Medical Advice about Breastfeeding in Colonial Calcutta

Modern Maternities: Medical Advice about Breastfeeding in Colonial Calcutta brings to light rare textual and visual materials on medical opinions about breastfeeding by memsahibs (European women) dais (indigenous midwives and/or wet nurses) and the bhadramahila (here the focus is on ‘respectable’ Bengali-Hindu women). With the help of archival resources the author discusses themes like: modernity maternities and medicine intersections of ‘race’ gender class caste community and age in diet artificial foods versus wet nursing ‘cleanliness’ corporeality and culture ‘clean midwifery’ versus ‘dirty midwifery’ customary breastfeeding practices child-mothers and childcare breastfeeding mothercraft and modern clocks exhibitions baby shows and baby weeks colonialism and anti-colonial nation-building The book offers critical insights into social histories of medicine motherhood and childcare in nineteenth and early twentieth century colonial Calcutta. It is intended for anyone interested in the book’s interdisciplinary focus on the regional national and global resonances of childrearing advice. In particular it will interest scholars and researchers from modern Indian history global history health history medical anthropology gender studies and South Asian studies. | Modern Maternities Medical Advice about Breastfeeding in Colonial Calcutta

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An Alternative Development Agenda for India

An Alternative Development Agenda for India

This book provides a revamped transformative and fiscally sustainable developmental agenda for India to radically improve the well-being and livelihoods of its citizens. Grounded in a ‘people first’ approach this alternative agenda focuses on seven vital development and inter-connected areas including health education food and nutrition child development gender livelihood and jobs and urbanization. The volume highlights the systemic issues plaguing these sectors and offers pragmatic and implementable solutions to address them. The author takes cognizance of the COVID-19 pandemic and draws attention to the limitations of the current public policies and suggests cost-effective interventions and strategies that focus on the poor. The volume discusses crucial themes of universalizing healthcare battling malnutrition and food insecurity ensuring quality schooling unshackling gendered mindsets enhancing livelihoods and improving the urban quality of life to spell out a pragmatic and workable development agenda for India. Accessible and reader-friendly the book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of development studies economics public policy governance development policy public administration political studies South Asia studies. It will also be of interest to professionals in the development sector. | An Alternative Development Agenda for India

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