{"product_id":"the-structure-of-indian-society-a-m-shah-9781138351288","title":"The Structure of Indian Society: Then and Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the structural features of Indian society, such as caste, tribe, sect, rural-urban relations, sanskritization and untouchability. Based on a wealth of field research as well as archival material, the book \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterrogates the prevailing thinking in Indian sociology on these structures;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudies Indian society from contemporary as well as historical perspectives;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyses caste divisions vis-à-vis caste hierarchy;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritically examines the public policies regarding caste-less society, reservations for Backward Classes, and the caste census. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis second edition, with four new chapters, will be a key text for students and scholars of sociology, social anthropology, political science, modern history, development studies and South Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. M. Shah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138351288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138351288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge Chapman \u0026amp; Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"A. M. Shah","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44063767036159,"sku":"9781138351288","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e1ec481-2919-4ba0-912e-b2d1f32218af.jpg?v=1685391526","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-structure-of-indian-society-a-m-shah-9781138351288","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}