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Rawat Publications

Modernity, Ethnicity and Development

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Book Details

  • Author: D.V. Kumar

  • Publisher: Rawat Publications

  • Binding: Hardcover

  • Release Date: 01-01-2017

  • ISBN: 9788131608463

  • Languages: English

About the Book
This book critically engages with the concepts of modernity and ethnicity, challenging the dominant narrative that associates modernity solely with Europe. It explores the ways in which other civilizations, particularly those from the global South, have contributed significantly to the project of modernity. Arguing against the classical scholarship of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, which posited that ethnic and nationalist identities would weaken in the process of modernization, the author examines how ethnicity and nationalism have, in fact, become more prominent in recent times. This work interrogates the relationship between modernization and ethnicity at both the theoretical and empirical levels.

The book also delves into the issue of nationalism, arguing for its essential connection to the larger theme of modernity. The section on tribal development, particularly in Northeast India, critically examines the complexities and challenges faced in the development of tribal communities. This book is essential for anyone studying the intersections of modernity, ethnicity, and development.

Contents

  1. Engaging with Modernity: Need for a Critical Negotiation

  2. Contesting the European Origins of Modernity

  3. Modernization and Ethnicity: Interrogating Different Theoretical Perspectives

  4. Ethnicity, Nationalism and Modernity: Exploring the Linkages

  5. Gellnerian Theory of Nation and Nationalism: A Critical Appraisal

  6. Ethnicity, Famine and the State

  7. Modernization and Ethnicity: The Context of Telugus in Bengaluru

  8. Interrogating Development

  9. Tribal Development: Issues, Movements and Interventions

  10. Issues and Challenges in Tribal Development: A Perspective from the North-East India

  11. State and Civil Society: The Context of Mizoram

About the Author
D.V. Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. His research interests include modernity, ethnicity, and social change. He has authored several works, including Modernisation and Ethnicity (2006), Social Change and Development (2012), and Modernity and Ethnic Processes in India (2014).
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