20 research outputs found
Muslim Communities of South Asia: Culture and Society. Edited by T. N. Madan. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House, 1976. (Hard-cover edition of Contributions to Indian Sociology
Fieldwork in Developing Countries. Edited by Stephen Devereux and John Hoddinott. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1993. xiii, 229 pp. 18.95 (paper).
The Civility of Indifference: On Domesticating Ethnicity. By F. G. Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1996. xvi, 184 pp. 15â95 (paper).
The All India Muslim Conference 1928â1935: A Documentary Record. Compiled and edited by K. K. Aziz. National Publishing House, Ltd., 1972. xii, 330 pp. Appendix, Bibliography, Index Rs. 30.00. Muslims and Changing India. By Dr. Y. B. Athur. New Delhi: Trimurti Publications Private Ltd., 1972. xiv, 295 pp. 9.00. (Dist. by South Asia Books, Columbia, Missouri).
Public faces, private voices: community and individuality in South India
Individuality is often viewed as an exclusively Western value. In non-Western societies, collective identities seem to eclipse those of individuals. These generalities, however, have overlooked the importance of personal uniqueness, volition, and achievement in these cultures. As an anthropologist in Tamil Nadu, South India, Mattison Mines found private and public expressions of self in all sectors of society. Based on his twenty-five years of field research, Public Faces, Private Voices weaves together personal life stories, historical description, and theoretical analysis to define individuality in South Asia and to distinguish it from its Western counterpart.This engaging and controversial book will be of great interest to scholars and students working in anthropology, psychology, sociology, South Asian history, urban studies, and political science