Innovation as Social Change in South Asia: Transforming Hierarchies
Author:   Minna Säävälä (Population Research Institute, Väestöliitto, Finland) ,  Sirpa Tenhunen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138059764


Pages:   112
Publication Date:   31 May 2017
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Author:   Minna Säävälä (Population Research Institute, Väestöliitto, Finland) ,  Sirpa Tenhunen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9781138059764


ISBN 10:   1138059765
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   31 May 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Introduction: Innovation: transforming hierarchies in South Asia 2. Katibs and computers: innovation and ideology in the Urdu newspaper revival 3. Microcredit and building social capital in rural Bangladesh – drawing the uneasy link 4. Mobile telephony, mediation, and gender in rural India 5. Supply and demand demographics: dowry, daughter aversion and marriage markets in contemporary north India 6. Domestic violence made public: a case study of the use of alternative dispute resolution among underprivileged women in Bangladesh

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Minna Säävälä is an adjunct professor of social anthropology in the University of Helsinki, Finland and works as a senior researcher in the Population Research Institute, Finland. Her current research projects relate to family formation in India and reproductive health of migrant populations in Europe. Sirpa Tenhunen is an anthropologist who teaches in the University of Jyväskylä, Finland as a professor (interim) and university lecturer. She has also taught anthropology in the University of Helsinki, Finland and worked as a researcher in the Academy of Finland. In addition to new media, her research interests cover gender, work and politics in India.

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