"Class, state and development in India."
- New Delhi Sage 1992
- 329 p.
As we enter the final decade of the twentieth century, India is undergoing numerous transformations in the social, political and economic spheres. To understand the origins and development of present trends, it is necessary to explore the process of change as it evolved during various stages -the precolonial era, British rule, independence, and ending with the present.
The eleven essays in this volume adopt such an approach by focusing on the relationship between class and state and the transformation this relationship has under gone in the development process. Taken together, they provide a comprehensive historical perspective for an understanding of the root causes of stability and change in present-day Indian society.