The Vernacularisation of Democracy

Politics, Caste and Religion in India

By Lucia Michelutti

The book is an ethnographic exploration of how ‘democracy’ takes social and cultural roots in India and in the process shapes the nature of popular...

Published June 30th 2008 by Routledge India.

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Children, Structure and Agency

Realities Across the Developing World

By G.K. Lieten

The child labour debate, the Child Rights Convention and the target of universal primary education in the Millennium Development Goals have drawn increasing attention to...

Published April 7th 2008 by Routledge.

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The Cultural Significance of the Child Star

By Jane Catherine O'Connor

The child star is an iconic figure in Western society representing a growing cultural trend which idolises, castigates and fetishises the image of the perfect,...

Published December 13th 2007 by Routledge.

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Primary School in Japan

Self, Individuality and Learning in Elementary Education

By Peter Cave

The balance between individual independence and social interdependence is a perennial debate in Japan. A series of educational reforms since 1990, including the implementation of...

Published November 30th 2007 by Routledge.

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Global Perspectives on Rural Childhood and Youth

Young Rural Lives

Edited by Ruth Panelli, Samantha Punch, Elsbeth Robson

This collection of international research and collaborative theoretical innovation examines the socio-cultural contexts and negotiations that young people face when growing up in rural settings across the...

Published June 25th 2007 by Routledge.

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Social Anthropology and Language

Edited by Edwin Ardener

Providing a critical framework for the consideration of the relationship between modern social anthropology and linguistics, this volume covers topics such as classification, symbolism, and...

Published February 26th 2004 by Routledge.

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Childhood Studies

A Reader in Perspectives of Childhood

Edited by Jean Mills, Richard Mills

The nature of childhood, the consideration of whether a certain age denotes innocence or not, and the desire to teach good citizenship to our children...

Published December 16th 1999 by Routledge.

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