Frontmatter -- Contents -- An Introductory Remark -- Marriage Prestations in Nomad-Farmer Relations in West Afghanistan -- Workers' Misery - Workers' Culture. Approaches to the Study of the Way of Life of Industrial Workers in Colonial India -- Globalisation and Changing Implications for the Developmental State. The Indian Case -- Ochre Robe and Tricolour. Samnyasis and Sadhus in Social Movements in the First Half of 20th Century -- Religion and Group Identity: Comparing Three Regional Movements in Colonial India -- Regional Cooperation in South Asia: The Case of SAARC -- Notes -- FORSCHUNGSSCHWERPUNKT MODERNER ORIENT