Description
Examines key debates and offers new approaches on this highly controversial topic Contains a wide range of material from India as well as diasporas in the UK and US Covers a variety of issues relating to son preference, including political activism, the effect of new technologies and how population demography is affected Also available in hardback, 9781845204679 GBP55.00 (April 2010)
About the Author
Navtej K. Purewal is Lecturer in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester
Reviews
An accessible and stimulating book for students, academics, and anyone interested in this highly sensitive and contentious issue, Son Preference provides a valuable addition to anthropological and sociological analyses and proposes new directions for ethnographic research. Dr Sunil Khanna, Oregon State University
Book Information
ISBN 9781845204686
Author Navtej K. Purewal
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g