Social science research is emerging on a range of issues around large and small-scale mining, connec... more

Lahiri-Dutt and Gopa Samanta offer an intimate glimpse into the microcosmic world of hybrid environments. Focusing on chars--the...... more

Contrary to their masculine portrayal, mines have always employed women in valuable and productive r... more

Between the Plough and the Pick deepens our understanding of informal, artisanal and small-scale min... more

This book explores the multitude of interconnected factors causing displacements that compel people ... more

Until the 1970s gender had been invisible in analyses of social space and place in the androcentric ... more

This book outlines the contemporary issues and challenges that confront both the nations and the com... more