Rural sociology in india/ A. R Desai,

Preface to the Fifth EditionPreface to the Fourth EditionAcknowledgementsPART I-INTRODUCTION TO RURAL SOCIOLOGY IN INDIAStudy of Rural Sociology in IndiaRural Sociology, its Origin and ScopeRural-Urban DifferencesVillage, its HistoryRegional Approach to Rural SocietyRural PeopleEconomic Life of the Rural PeopleRural FamilyCaste System in Rural IndiaPolitical Life of the Rural PeopleRural ReligionRural EducationAesthetic Culture of the Rural PeopleChanging Rural WorldRural Sociology, a Guide to Rural ReconstructionConclusionPART II-READINGS IN RURAL SOCIOLOGYIntroductory Sociological Analysis of India A. R. Desai Sociological Problems of Economic Development A. R. DesaiSECTION II: REGIONAL Geographical Factors in Indian History B. Subbarao Diversity and Unity in the Subcontinent O. H. K. Spate Unity in Indian Diversity N. K. Bose Demarcation of Agrarian Regions of India: Some Suggestions for Further Study Daniel ThornerSECTION III: HISTOR ICAL The Unity of India K. S. Shelvankar Indian Feudalism D. D. Kosambi Indian Feudalism: Its Characteristics K. S. Shelvankar Village Communities D. ChattopadhyaySECTION IV: INDIAN VILLAGE COMMUN ITY Teachings of History A. S. Altekar Village Communities in India: A Historical Outline H. D. Malaviya The Social Organism Ramkrishna Mukherjee Victory of Village D. D. Kosambi(ii) Ecological The Indian Village Irawati Karve The Indian Village O. H. K. Spate Social Structure and Change in Indian Peasant Communities S. C. Dube Forms of Villages Santibhushan Nandi and D. S. TyagiSECTION V: TRIBES IN TRANSITION Tribes in Transition A. R. Desai Tribal People in an Industrial Setting Martin Orans Tribal Cultures of Peninsular India as a Dimension of the Little Tradition: A Preliminary Statement Surajit Sinha Appraisal G. S. GhuryeSECTION VI: RUR AL STRATIFICATION Agrarian Stratification in India- From Report of Agricultural Labour Enquiry Rural Class Structure in West Bengal Ramkrishna Mukherjee Rural Class Structure in Gujarat S. M. Shah Some Aspects of Indian Agriculture Sulekh Chandra Gupta Some Aspects of Caste in West Bengal Nirmal Kumar Bose Maliks and Moneylenders: Their Role Daniel Thorner Two Powerful Classes in Agrarian Areas D. R. Gadgil The Problems of the Marginal Farmers in Indian Agriculture Uday MehtaSECTION VII: RUR AL INDIA GLIMPSES Social Drama in a Tanjore Village E. Kathleen Gough The Changing Status of a Depressed Caste Bernard S. Cohn Changes in Social Life in a Gujarat Village: A Comparative Study (1915-1955)- From Indian Institute of Agricultural Economics Publication Madhopur Revisited Bernard S. Cohn Communication of Modern Ideas and Knowledge in Indian Villages Y. B. DamleSECTION VIII: AGRARIAN UNR EST Indian Kisan: Their Principal Movements before Independence A. R. Desai Agrarian Unrest after Independence H. D. Malaviya Inter-Caste Tensions D. N. Majumdar and Others Panchayats and Village Conflicts H. D. Malaviya Peasants and Revolution Hamza AlaviSECTION IX: LAND REFOR MS Impact of Land Reforms in Baroda District V. V. Kolhatkar and S. B. Mahabal Critical Evaluation of Tenancy Policy of the Saurashtra Government P. S. Sanghvi Effect of Tenancy Act in Maharashtra V. M. Dandekar and O. J. Khudanpur Impact of Land Reforms in Gujarat M. B. Desai On Land Reforms A. M. Khusro Land Reforms in India P. C. Joshi Land Reforms Daniel ThornerSECTION X: COO PERATION : RUR AL INDUSTRIES AND VILLAGE INSTITUTION S(i) Cooperation Cooperation as a Remedy Arun Chandra Guha Village Cooperatives: An Analysis of Their Failure- From the General Report of the Committee of Direction of the All India Rural Credit Survey Context for Cooperatives in Rural India Daniel Thorner(ii) Rural Industries Rural Industries From Report of the Team for the Study of Community Projects and N.E.S. Difficulties Confronting Cottage Industries From the General Report of the Committee of Direction of the All India Rural Credit Survey(iii) Problems of Administration Problems of Administration From the General Report of the Committee of Direction of the All India Rural Credit Survey Inappropriate Village Institutions From the General Report of the Committee of Direction of the All India Rural Credit SurveySecti on XI: PANCHAYATI RAJ The Problem Hugh Gray Panchayati Raj in Action: A Study of Rajasthan P. K. Chaudhari Structure of Panchayats From a Study of Panchayats Programme Evaluation Organisation: Planning Commission Social Structure and Village Panchayats Yogendra Singh The Impact of the Panchayati Raj on Rural India Uday MehtaSection XII: COMMUN ITY DEVELOPMENT PRO JECTS Historical Survey S. Thirumalai Community Development Projects: An Evaluation From Evaluation Report on Working of Community Projects and N.E.S. Community Development Projects: A Sociological Analysis A. R. Desai Community Development: A Critical Review S. C. DubeSection XIII: BHOO DAN AND GRAMDAN MOVEMENTS Bhoodan Yagna Acharya Vinoba Bhave Bhoodan: Its Evaluation Daniel Thorner Sampattidan and Bhoodan Movement C. G. Shah The Gramdan Movement Manmohan Choudhuri Myth and Reality in India's Communitarian Villages T. K. Oommen Sarvodaya B. T. RanadiveSECTION XIV: RUR AL SOCIETY IN TRANSITION Trends in Rural Change S. Thirumalai Social Organisation and Planned Culture Change in India David G. Mandelbaum Fluidity of Status Structure in India D. N. Majumdar Organisation of Agricultural Production D. R. Gadgil The Changing Power Structure of Village Community: A Case Study of Six Villages in Eastern Up Yogendra Singh Political Leadership in West Bengal: The Implications of Its Changing Patterns for Economic Planning Myron Weiner Village Politics in Kerala E. Kathleen Gough Impact of Governmental Measures on Rural Society A. R. Desai Changes in Agrarian Organisation Lucio Mendieta Y. NunezSECTION XV: VILLAGE STUDIES IN INDIA Village Studies and Their Significance M. N. Srinivas The Study of Indian Village Communities S. C. Dube Rural Studies: Indian Village Yogesh Atal On 'Village Studies' in India Ramkrishna MukherjeeSECTION XVI: THEOR IES OF AGRARIAN DEVELOPMENT Agriculture in a Developing Economy: The Indian Experience M. L. Dantwala Reflections on New Strategy for Agricultural Development V. M. Dandekar The Strategy of Agricultural Advance Surendra J. Patel Reliance on Rich Farmers for Development: Its Implications A. R. Desai Betting on the Strong W. F. Wertheim The Political Economy of Backwardness Paul A. Baran The Crisis of Growth of the Colonial and Semi-colonial Countries The Industrialisation of Backward Countries Ernest Germain The Colonial Revolution A Sociological Approach to the Problems of Underdevelopment W. F. Wertheim Bibliography