Gaon : Conflict and Cohesion in an Indian Village /

Gaon : Conflict and Cohesion in an Indian Village /

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This study opposes the prevailing view that Indian villages have little social solidarity and points out the relationship between village solidarity and the potentially centrifugal factors of caste, conflict, and power. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print...

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Main Author: Orenstein, Henry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Princeton Legacy Library
Subjects:
Villages > India > Pune (District) > Case studies.
Case studies.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Part I. Introduction
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Village
  • Part II. The Traditional Village
  • 3. The Family
  • 4. The Khari Bhāuki
  • 5. The Bilateral Kindred
  • 6. The Castes and Their Place in Village Life
  • 7. The Distribution and Organization of the Castes
  • 8. Caste Rank
  • 9. Interpersonal Relations Among the Castes
  • 10. Village Politics
  • 11. Village Cohesion
  • Part III. Change
  • 12. The Changing Village, 1954-1955
  • 13. The Changing Village, 1961
  • Part IV. Summary and Conclusion
  • 14. Summary and Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Index

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