Commercialization of hinterland and dynamics of class, caste and gender in rural India / by Supriya Singh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singh, Supriya, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Rural--India.

Sociology, Rural.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations, map, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

There is a great deal of controversy and debate on land acquisition and transactions concerning the economic development of India, particularly the rural parts of the country. This book explicates, from a sociological perspective, the effect of increasing land transactions on social mobility, based on a detailed study of selected villages in Lucknow, India. It argues that villages in modern India, particularly those close to cities, are no longer simple and integrated communities, but are, rather, more heterogeneous, complex and mobile, as a result of urban expansion and globalization. It contextualises land transactions in a political economic model, describing in detail the differential relationship between land and the state from ancient times to the present day, noting the different laws relating to land and their implications for rural life.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Abbreviations

Foreword

Preface

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Appendix

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4438-9178-9

OCLC:

991595898