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. INDICE: Series NotePrefaceIntroduction - Anand KumarI: The Conceptual AspectsCaste and Class: Some Aspects of Continuity and Change - Yogendra SinghHierarchical and Competitive Inequality - André BéteilleSociological Issues in the Analysis of Social Movements in Independent India - T K OommenMovements of Protest, Construction of Centres and State Formation in India and Europe - S N Eisenstadt and Harriet HartmanThe Indian State in Crisis? Nationalism and Nation-Building - Partha N Mukherji II: InstitutionsThe Panchayati Raj and the Democratic Policy - Brij Raj ChauhanTrade Unions in India - A Sociological Approach - N R ShethCivil Society, State and Democracy: Lessons for India - P K B NayarDemocracy and Leadership: The Gendered Voice in Politics - Sujata D Hazarika III: ProcessesMeaning and Process of Tribal Integration in a Democratic Society - B K Roy BurmanLandholding Pattern and Power-Relations in a Mysore Village - C ParvathammaThe Mid-Term Poll in a Village in Outer Delhi Constituency - M S A RaoNation-State and Open Systems of Stratification: Making Room for the 'Politics of Commitment' - Dipankar GuptaUnderstanding the Modern Dalit Movement - John C B WebsterAssertive Identities, Indigeneity, and the Politics of Recognition as a Tribe: The Bhutias, the Lepchas and the Limbus of Sikkim - Vibha AroraIV: Methodological IssuesRelevance of the Marxist Approach to the Study of Indian Society - A R DesaiCo-operatives and Castes in Maha-rashtra: A Case Study - B S BaviskarPower Elite in Rural India: Some Questions and Clarifications - K L SharmaEducation and the Emerging Patterns of Political Orientations: A Sociological Analysis - Ehsanul HaqStudying Communal Riots in India: Some Methodological Issues - Vinod K JairathIndexAppendix of Sources
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