The value question in India: Ethnographic reflections on an ongoing debate

The terms of the debate about anthropological approaches to the value question in India have been set by Dumont, whose theories were based on his ethnographic studies in North and South India, his knowledge of the Sanskrit literature, his synthesis of the comparative ethnography of India, and his studies on the history of European economic thought. His theory of affinity as a value, one element of this general theory, was based on a critique of L�vi-Strauss and was, in turn, critiqued by Trautmann, among others. On the basis of fieldwork done in Central India, I draw attention to an unexamined assumption that all three theorists share, and I also consider its consequences

Differential Geometry of the Mixed Hodge Metric

We investigate properties of the Hodge metric of a mixed period domain. In particular, we calculate its curvature and the curvature of the Hodge bundles. We also consider when the pull back metric via a period map is K\"ahler. Several applications in cases of geometric interest are given, such as for normal functions and biextension bundles.Comment: Ameliorated exposition. Accepted for publication in Communications in Analysis and Geometr

The oral epics of the women of the Dandakaranya Plateau: a preliminary mapping

The aim of this paper is to fill in a small but significant gap in the growing scholarship on the oral epics of India by means of a preliminary mapping of some of the oral epics sung by th

Effects of N-Hibit™ Seed Treatment on Soybean Yields – 2008 Iowa Research

Harpin protein is a natural plant compound that can stimulate plant defense responses. And N-Hibit™ is a seed-treatment containing harpin protein that is sold in the United States for management of the soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Iowa State University Extension evaluated the effects of N-Hibit™ seed treatment on soybean yield and SCN population densities in nine field experiments located throughout Iowa in 2007 and in nine different field experiments in 2008. The work was supported by the soybean checkoff through funds from the Iowa Soybean Association

Considerations for sustainable tourism development in developing countries: Perspectives from the South Pacific

Nations of the South Pacific face a number of major challenges with respect to sustainable tourism development. Much of the literature presents overtly pessimistic conceptualisations of South Pacific nations as environmentally vulnerable and economically dependent. This paper argues that the narrative concerning sustainable tourism development in the South Pacific is incomplete and the predominant narrative viewing the South Pacific nations as economically and environmentally vulnerable is too simplistic. Additionally, this paper challenges the narrative that high or mass levels of tourism within the South Pacific cannot be sustainable. Based on experience derived from operational experience and consultancy, this paper provides insights into the challenges and possibilities for sustainable tourism development in the South Pacific