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Caste, Social Inequality and Mobility in Rural India: Reconceptualising the Indian Village investigates and presents a holistic view of today’s rural India by analysing different social aspects such as caste, migration, mobility, education and inequalities. It further studies the village social structure comprising peasants, artisans, weavers and the middle class, and the role of education in reshaping the social life of rural people. It challenges current conceptualisation and understanding of caste as a system, caste mobility, caste–class polarity and country–town divide. This book also argues that caste as a system has ceased to exist, but caste persists discretely as a non-systemic means of appropriation for political and social ends. This interdisciplinary dynamic study reconceptualises the ‘village’ by explaining the emerging social trends and patterns of social stratification in contemporary rural India.

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Author:   K L Sharma
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9789353282011

ISBN 10:   9353282012
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   27 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Foreword by Dipankar Gupta Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Social Contours of Indian Village Introducing the Indian Village Reinterpreting Caste Caste, Inequality and Social Mobility Individual and Family Part II: Glimpses of Village Economy Peasants : A Declining Backbone of Rural Economy Artisans: Proto-industrial Workers Weavers: Under the Dominance of Master-Weavers Part III: Rural Power Structure Reflections on Indian Polity vis-à-vis Indian Village Dynamics of Elections and Its Reflections on Rural India Panchayati Raj Institutions and Empowerment Part IV: 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 Part V: 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

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K. L. Sharma is Pro-Chancellor at Jaipur National University, and Vice-Chairman of Institute of Development Studies (ISD), Jaipur. Formerly, Dr. Sharma was Professor of Sociology and Rector (pro-Vice-Chancellor) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was Vice-Chancellor at the University of Rajasthan during 2003–2005 and also Vice-Chancellor at Jaipur National University, Jaipur, from 2007 to 2014. K. L. Sharma earned his Master’s and Ph.D from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.  K. L. Sharma was invited as visiting faculty by College de France, Paris, for five terms from 1991 to 2005. In 2002, the University Grants Commission of India honoured him with the Pranavananda Saraswati Award. He has also served on several committees and commissions as an expert member. The Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, bestowed him with a National Fellowship (2014–2016). During his nearly half-century-long academic career, Sharma has published 26 books and 90 research papers. His main areas of interest include rural sociology, caste and class, social stratification and mobility, agrarian and tribal movements, etc. Presently, he also writes on current issues for a well-known Hindi daily, for the benefit of the common people. Sharma’s writings are widely read by students, researchers and faculty of social sciences, and other concerned people.

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