This series features monographs incorporating innovative social science research on contemporary South Asia. The emphasis is on understanding current developments through empirically grounded research that utilizes unconventional and new sources of information and innovative methods. It aims to open up new fields and methods of investigation and theoretical construction. Published by Bristol University Press.
This book illustrates that social actors in minority language education in Nepal made simultaneous claims to more than one social identity by discursively positioning 'ethnic identity' as 'national identity'. By arguing for an analytical necessity to adopt relational approach, it aims to complicate the neat compartmentalisation of identities.
The book delves into the strategies employed by industrial firms in South Asia to navigate the complexities of production in the aftermath of reduced government intervention. It examines the adaptations and innovations these firms undertake to sustain operations and competitiveness in a changing economic landscape. Through case studies and analysis, it highlights the resilience and resourcefulness of these industries in the face of new challenges.