Face of Goa explores the culture and history of Goa from early records till date, with an aim to provide and exclusive historical and socio-economic study of Goa. This book is designed in such a way that before the reader reads about Goa, he/she explores and expands the very definition of culture to view culture as a continuous process of evolution. Through this new perspective the reader then travels through Goa's past and present to experience Goa through the eyes of a sociologist. The authors thus utilizes both historical records and modern-day observations to provide a more complete picture of India's 25th State in this study. The second section of this work then explores the process of rural-urban migration as it relates to Goa and demonstrates that migration substantially affects a community's cultural patterns and evolution. Mumbai, Mangalore, and Bangalore are the three cities chosen to explore this theme. The third section of this work details how other communities along the West Coast of India were also influenced by the presence of the Portuguese and the resulting cultural evolution of these areas.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Karin Larsen
Karin Larsen wrote her first book during a one year William J. Fulbright Scholarship in India during 1996-97. the project she designed involved studying the culture, cultural identity, and migration of the people of Goa. Her interest in India began in 1994, following a Duke summer study program in Bombay, and she later visited Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. She feels that this work will provide a more complete and exclusive portrait of the people of Goa. she also hopes that her work will foster greater understanding between India and the United States of America. Ms. Larsen is an honours graduate of the duke University in the USA, with a major in International Studies and minors in Political Science, History, and Languages. Prior to her year-long study in Goa, she has lived and studied in South and Central America, Europe and East Asia. She has studied Hindi for two years, Konkani during her stay in Goa, and is also well-versed in Spanish and Portuguese. Currently, she is working in Indonesia and completing her second work entitled Glimpses of Goa. She is also doing her Master's Degree in Business Administration and its returning to Graduate School for a Ph.D. in International Relations and Foreign Service.
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