Caste, social inequality and mobility in rural India : reconceptualizing the Indian village /
Sharma, K. L. 1941-
Caste, social inequality and mobility in rural India : reconceptualizing the Indian village / K.L. Sharma. - 1 online resource (xvi, 378 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Social contours of indian village -- Introducing the indian village -- Reinterpreting caste -- Caste, inequality and social mobility -- Individual and family -- Glimpses of village economy -- Peasants: a declining backbone of rural economy -- Artisans: proto-industrial workers -- Weavers: under the dominance of master-weavers -- Rural power structure -- Reflections on Indian polity vis-:-vis Indian village -- Dynamics of elections and its reflections on rural India -- Panchayati Raj institutions and empowerment -- Emerging patterns of stratification and change -- Formation of middle class in rural India -- Education and social stratification in village India -- Understanding rural development in India -- Theoretical and empirical concerns in village studies -- Subaltern studies in the wake of globalization -- Revisiting the six villages in rajasthan after half a century -- Conclusion: emerging matrix of social status and change -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
9789353282028 (electronic bk.) 9353282020 (electronic bk.) 9789353282035 (electronic bk.) 9353282039 (electronic bk.) (hardcover alkaline paper) (hardcover alkaline paper)
Caste--India.
Equality--India.
Social mobility--India.
Castes--Inde.
Mobilité sociale--Inde.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
Caste.
Equality.
Social mobility.
India.
Electronic books.
HT720 / .S398 2019eb
305.5/1220954
Caste, social inequality and mobility in rural India : reconceptualizing the Indian village / K.L. Sharma. - 1 online resource (xvi, 378 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Social contours of indian village -- Introducing the indian village -- Reinterpreting caste -- Caste, inequality and social mobility -- Individual and family -- Glimpses of village economy -- Peasants: a declining backbone of rural economy -- Artisans: proto-industrial workers -- Weavers: under the dominance of master-weavers -- Rural power structure -- Reflections on Indian polity vis-:-vis Indian village -- Dynamics of elections and its reflections on rural India -- Panchayati Raj institutions and empowerment -- Emerging patterns of stratification and change -- Formation of middle class in rural India -- Education and social stratification in village India -- Understanding rural development in India -- Theoretical and empirical concerns in village studies -- Subaltern studies in the wake of globalization -- Revisiting the six villages in rajasthan after half a century -- Conclusion: emerging matrix of social status and change -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
9789353282028 (electronic bk.) 9353282020 (electronic bk.) 9789353282035 (electronic bk.) 9353282039 (electronic bk.) (hardcover alkaline paper) (hardcover alkaline paper)
Caste--India.
Equality--India.
Social mobility--India.
Castes--Inde.
Mobilité sociale--Inde.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
Caste.
Equality.
Social mobility.
India.
Electronic books.
HT720 / .S398 2019eb
305.5/1220954