Konduru


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Konduru


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Social Concepts In Rural India (Prabhat Prakashan)


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About the book This book on Rural Development in India comprises of eight units which focus to reconstruct the importance of villages in India since time immemorial. The authors have very well tried their level best to provide a historical and conceptual clarity on various aspects of Indian villages. The authors have discussed about the types and characteristics of Indian villages with focus on theoretical concepts like—Sanskritisation, Westernisation, Globalisation, Tribe-Caste-Continum. Focus has also been made on the practice of Jajmani System within the Indian villages. Above all the well-defined and chronological sequence of Indian village studies has been explained in this book. "SOCIAL CONCEPTS IN RURAL INDIA" by Dr. Birendra (IAS), Dr. Abhishek Chauhan, Dr. Rajkumar Mahto: This collaborative work by Dr. Birendra, Dr. Abhishek Chauhan, and Dr. Rajkumar Mahto explores social concepts in rural India. It delves into the complexities of rural society, addressing issues, and examining social dynamics within rural communities. Key Aspects of the Book "SOCIAL CONCEPTS IN RURAL INDIA": Rural Sociology: The book provides a sociological perspective on rural India, examining social structures, traditions, and challenges. Community Dynamics: Dr. Birendra, Dr. Abhishek Chauhan, and Dr. Rajkumar Mahto discuss the interactions and relationships that shape rural life. Social Issues: "SOCIAL CONCEPTS IN RURAL INDIA" addresses critical social issues and their impact on rural communities. The authors, Dr. Birendra (IAS), Dr. Abhishek Chauhan, and Dr. Rajkumar Mahto, are experts in the field of rural sociology and social studies. Their collaborative book offers valuable insights into rural Indian society.




Rise of Anthropology in India


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Religion and Societies


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The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems – both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.




The Communication of Ideas


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Village Republics


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The Social System and Culture of Modern India


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According to Arnold J. Toynbee, ‘India is a world in itself; it is a society of the same immensity and importance as is our Western society’. In global perspective, the immensity, diversity, and unique importance of Indian society and culture can hardly be underestimated. This reference volume, first published in 1975, encompasses studies that reflect both the unity and diversity of India’s culture and social system.




The Poison in the Gift


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The Poison in the Gift is a detailed ethnography of gift-giving in a North Indian village that powerfully demonstrates a new theoretical interpretation of caste. Introducing the concept of ritual centrality, Raheja shows that the position of the dominant landholding caste in the village is grounded in a central-peripheral configuration of castes rather than a hierarchical ordering. She advances a view of caste as semiotically constituted of contextually shifting sets of meanings, rather than one overarching ideological feature. This new understanding undermines the controversial interpretation advanced by Louis Dumont in his 1966 book, Homo Hierarchicus, in which he proposed a disjunction between the ideology of hierarchy based on the "purity" of the Brahman priest and the "temporal power" of the dominant caste or the king.




New Perspectives in Political Ethnography


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Ethnography is uniquely equipped to look microscopically at the foundations of political institutions and their attendant sent of practices, just as it is ideally suited to explain why political actors behave the way they do and to identify the causes, processes and outcomes that are part and parcel of political life. This volume, based on a special issue of Qualitative Sociology offers an ethnographic study of politicians and political systems.