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Collected Essays

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ISBN-10: 019565174X

ISBN-13: 9780195651744

Edition: 2000

Authors: M. N. Srinivas

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This is the definitive collection of essays by renowned Indian sociologist M. N. Srinivas. Methodologically rigorous and elegantly written, Srinivas' work spans spans a wide range of topics, from important fieldwork to new research methods to seminal advances in theory. The book collects all of his major papers and includes work that had gone out of print or which had never before been published. The book is an important reference for sociologists, anthropologists, and anyone studying the diverse social changes in modern India.
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Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/6/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 754
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.46" long x 1.73" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English

Village Studies: Rampura
The Indian Village: Myth and Reality
The Social System of a Mysore Village
The Dominant Caste in Rampura
The Study of Disputes in an Indian Village
A Caste Dispute among the Washermen of Mysore
A Joint Family Dispute in a Mysore Village
The Case of the Potter and the Priest
Caste and Social Structure
The Evolution of Caste in India
Varna and Caste
Some Reflections on the Nature of Caste Hierarchy
Mobility in the Caste System
A Note on Sanskritization and Westernization
The Cohesive Role of Sanskritization
The Caste System and Its Future
Caste in Modern India
Gender
The Changing Position of Indian Women
Some Reflections on Dowry
Culture and Human Fertility in India
Religion
A Brief Note on Ayyappa, the South Indian Deity
Gandhi's Religion
The Social Significance of Religion in India
Cultural and Social Change in India
On Living in a Revolution
Nation-Building in Independent India
Science, Technology and Rural Development in India
The Dual Cultures of Independent India
Changing Institutions and Values in Modern India
Sociology and Social Anthropology in India
Social Anthropology and Sociology
Sociology in India and Its Future
The Development of Sociology and Social Anthropology in India
Method
Village Studies, Participant Observation and Social Science Research in India
The Fieldworker and the Field: A Village in Karnataka
The Observer and the Observed in the Study of Cultures
The Insider versus The Outsider in the Study of Cultures
Participant Observation
Studying One's Own Culture: Some Thoughts
Indian Anthropologists and the Study of Indian Culture
Social Anthropology and Literary Sensibility
Autobiographical Essays
My Baroda Days
Sociology in Delhi
Itineraries of an Indian Social Anthropologist
Practising Social Anthropology in India
All is Not Lost if Your Plans Go Awry
Afterword: An Interview with M.N. Srinivas
References
Index