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Political sociology of India / edited by Anand Kumar.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Readings in Indian sociology ; Volume 8.
- Readings in Indian sociology ; Volume 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political sociology.
- Political culture--India.
- Political culture.
- Social movements--India.
- Social movements.
- India--Politics and government.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxi, 413 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : SAGE, 2013.
- Summary:
- Political Sociology of India, is a selection of essays on polity and society which represents outstanding contributions of three generations of eminent scholars about political sociology of India. The selected authors also include some of the leading lights of the Indian Sociological Society. The papers selected for the volume provide a holistic view of the major concerns and perspectives of eminent post-colonial sociologists as well as the range of diversities in conceptualizing and analyzing the complexities of Indian social formation.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Series Note
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- PART I - The Conceptual Aspects
- 1 - Caste and Class: Some Aspects of Continuity and Change
- 2 - Hierarchical and Competitive Inequality
- 3 - Sociological Issues in the Analysis of Social Movements in Independent India
- 4 - Movements of Protest, Construction of Centres and State Formation in India and Europe
- 5 - The Indian State in Crisis? Nationalism and Nation-Building
- PART II - Institutions
- 6 - The Panchayati Raj and the Democratic Polity
- 7 - Trade Unions in India-A Sociological Approach
- 8 - Civil Society, State and Democracy: Lessons for India
- 9 - Democracy and Leadership: The Gendered Voice in Politics
- PART III - Processes
- 10 - Meaning and Process of Tribal Integration in a Democratic Society
- 11 - Landholding Pattern and Power Relations in a Mysore Village
- 12 - The Mid-Term Poll in a Village in Outer Delhi Constituency
- 13 - Nation-State and Open Systems of Stratification: Making Room for the 'Politics of Commitment'
- 14 - Understanding the Modern Dalit Movement
- 15 - Assertive Identities, Indigeneity, and the Politics of Recognition as a Tribe: The Bhutias, the Lepchas and the Limbus of Sikkim
- PART IV - Methodological Issues
- 16 - Relevance of the Marxist Approach to the Study ofIndian Society
- 17 - Co-operatives and Caste in Maharashtra: A Case Study
- 18 - Power Elite in Rural India: Some Questions and Clarifications
- 19 Education and the Emerging Patterns of Political Orientations: A Sociological Analysis
- 20 - Studying Communal Riots in India: Some Methodological Issues
- Index
- About the Editor and Contributors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 81-321-1842-1
- 81-321-1878-2
- OCLC:
- 1110165162
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