Thanks Carol, Abhijit. I just ordered it. Should have it by tomorrow. Adit.
On Dec 12, 2007 2:11 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Aditya -- > This book can be easily purchased in India, it's published here -- any > good bookseller. If you're in Bangalore, try Premier. > > Carol > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Aditya Kapil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:33 pm > Subject: Re: [silk] Failure of Sociology in India? > To: [email protected] > > > I would certainly not find this boring. Can I buy it in India? Or > > do I have > > to Amazon it. An ethnomethodologist friend is visiting, I'd like > > to buy him > > a copy too. > > Adit. > > > > On Dec 12, 2007 1:16 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > May I recommend a recently published book -- Anthropology in the > > East> edited by Patricia Uberoi et al (Permanent Black, 2007). > > It's a collection > > > of articles about important figures in the history of Indian > > sociology / > > > social anthropology, and one of its purposes was to make a > > beginning at > > > trying to understand the reasons for the sorry state of the > > discipline, by > > > tracing its history. I also have a piece in this volume, in > > which I try to > > > understand certain aspects of the discipline by looking at the > > work of one > > > of the founding 'fathers', GS Ghurye. But you might find such a > > tome rather > > > boring! > > > > > > Carol > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ...But always remember that irritation is what allows oysters to create pearls. Thank goodness for oysters because ulcers make crappy necklaces.... [Scott Adams]
