{"product_id":"the-structure-of-indian-society-then-and-now-9780367193195","title":"The Structure of Indian Society Then and Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the structural features of Indian society, such as caste, tribe, sect, rural-urban relations, sanskritization and untouchability. Based on a wealth of field research as well as archival material, the book \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterrogates the prevailing thinking in Indian sociology on these structures;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudies Indian society from contemporary as well as historical perspectives;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyses caste divisions vis-Ã-vis caste hierarchy;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritically examines the public policies regarding caste-less society, reservations for Backward Classes, and the caste census. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition, with four new chapters, will be a key text for students and scholars of sociology, social anthropology, political science, modern history, development studies and South Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book forces its reader to revisit the Indian society as it exists today… [it] comes as a fresh guide for young sociologists in understanding the Indian social structure in a refreshing and befitting academic framework.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003e— Rajesh Gill, Sociological Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shah’s articles open up some less trodden paths in the study of India.\" \u003ci\u003e— Sirpa Tenhunen, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Caste in the 21st Century: From System to Elements \u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Purity, Impurity, Untouchability: Then and Now \u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Sanskritization Revisited 4. Sects and Hindu Social Structure \u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e The Rural–Urban Networks in India \u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e The ‘Dalit’ Category and Its Differentiation 7. Can the Caste Census be Reliable? \u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e Division and Hierarchy: An Overview of Caste in Gujarat \u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e. Untouchability, the Untouchables and Social Change in Gujarat \u003cb\u003e10.\u003c\/b\u003e The Tribes — So-called — of Gujarat: In the Perspective of Time \u003cb\u003e11.\u003c\/b\u003e The Mirage of a Casteless Society in India \u003cb\u003e12.\u003c\/b\u003e A Government Programme to Train Scheduled Caste Priests \u003cb\u003e13.\u003c\/b\u003e The Village in the City, the City in the Village \u003cb\u003e14.\u003c\/b\u003e Myths, Rural and Urban\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52083935576407,"sku":"9780367193195","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-structure-of-indian-society-then-and-now-9780367193195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}