Culture and Power in South Asian Islam 9781138059269, 9781138885714, 9781317503446, 9781317503439

Frontiers of South Asian Culture 1032231696, 9781032231693

This book is the first of its kind to significantly concentrate on trans-nation, transnationalism and its dialogue with

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Everyday Conversions: Islam, Domestic Work, and South Asian Migrant Women in Kuwait 9780822373223

Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsu

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Moral Conduct and Authority: The Place of Adab in South Asian Islam 0520046609, 9780520046603

"The essays in this volume explore adab, the Muslim ideal of the harmonious life of a person who knows the proper r

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Staging British South Asian Culture: Bollywood and Bhangra in British Theatre [1 ed.] 1138677159, 9781138677159

Staging British South Asian Culture: Bollywood and Bhangra in British Theatre looks afresh at the popularity of forms an

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The Enslaved and Their Enslavers: Power, Resistance, and Culture in South Carolina, 1670–1825 9781512824391

From 1670 until the Civil War, slavery was central to the economic and social order of South Carolina. To understand its

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Soundings in modern South Asian history

In recent years the study of modern South Asian history has been extended beyond the range of older accounts of British

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Divinizing in South Asian Traditions 9780815357810, 9781351123624

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South Asian Feminisms 9780822394990

This collection intervenes in key areas of feminist scholarship and activism in contemporary South Asia, particularly In

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South Asian Folklore in Transition 9780367583767

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Muslim Women of Power: Gender, Politics and Culture in Islam 9781472548641, 9780826436382, 9780826400871

Five women have served as leaders of Muslim countries, namely Megawati Sukarnoputri (Vice President of Indonesia, 1991-2

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