" This is a book about the amazing twists and turns that have produced contemporary
Bangladeshi society. It is intended for general readers and for students who are beginning to …

The Bengal Borderland constitutes the epicentre of the partition of British India. Yet while the
forging of international borders between India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma (the'Bengal …

In a world where many experience unprecedented levels of wellbeing, chronic poverty
remains a major concern for many developing countries and the international community …

This introductory text introduces basic concepts in cultural anthropology by comparing
cultures of increasing scale and focusing on specific universal issues throughout human …

Whilst the vast majority of recent research on identity and ethnicity amongst South Asians in
Britain has focused upon younger people, this book deals with Bengali elders, the first …

Why does poverty persist? A critical, but so far ignored, part of the answer lies in the fact that
poverty is regularly created. Large numbers of people are escaping poverty, but large …

Bangladesh is currently ranked as one of the most climate vulnerable countries in the world.
In Threatening Dystopias, Kasia Paprocki investigates the politics of climate change …

This paper explores the shaping of Bangladesh's southern coastal region, often framed as
the most climate vulnerable place in the world, as a zone of climate crisis. As rising waters …

This book reviews the major theories and attempts critically to examine alternative
explanations for famine, describing their implications for preventative policies and corrective …

This paper analyzes a panel dataset on 379 rural households in Bangladesh interviewed in
1987–88 and 2000. Using a “livelihoods” framework it contrasts the fortunes of ascending …