Rural and urban studies in India
- Jaipur Rawat Pub. 1996
- 309 p.
In post-independent India rural and urban studies have acquired a great significance, specially in view of the planned and directed change introduced in the traditional Indian society. The present volume also includes studies on family, caste, religion, traditional authorities, and caste and class dimen sions, both in rural and urban areas.
The papers contributed by eminent scholars discuss the theoretical models, indeginization of socio-psychical conceptualization and field studies representing the several trends in rural and urban studies. Each paper can be treated as unfolding the dynamics of social process in changing modern India. This volume will not only interest the post-graduate students, but research scholars as well.