Preface to the Fifth Edition
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Acknowledgements
PART I-INTRODUCTION TO RURAL SOCIOLOGY IN INDIA
Study of Rural Sociology in India
Rural Sociology, its Origin and Scope
Rural-Urban Differences
Village, its History
Regional Approach to Rural Society
Rural People
Economic Life of the Rural People
Rural Family
Caste System in Rural India
Political Life of the Rural People
Rural Religion
Rural Education
Aesthetic Culture of the Rural People
Changing Rural World
Rural Sociology, a Guide to Rural Reconstruction
Conclusion
PART II-READINGS IN RURAL SOCIOLOGY
Introductory
Sociological Analysis of India A. R. Desai
Sociological Problems of Economic Development A. R. Desai
SECTION 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 Thorner
SECTION 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. Chattopadhyay
SECTION 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. Tyagi
SECTION 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
SECTION 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 Mehta
SECTION 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. Damle
SECTION 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 Alavi
SECTION 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 Thorner
SECTION 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
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 Survey
Secti on XI: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Panchayati Raj in Action: A Study of Rajasthan P. K. Chaudhari
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 Mehta
Section 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. Dube
Section 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
SECTION 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. Núñez
SECTION 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 Mukherjee
SECTION 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
A Sociological Approach to the Problems of Underdevelopment W. F. Wertheim