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Sharma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8170335132\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale Territory:\u003c\/strong\u003e India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShaping of Social Stratification in India\u003c\/em\u003e by K.L. Sharma presents a critical analysis of the social hierarchies and inequalities that have shaped Indian society, particularly since independence. This volume delves into how the Indian state, through various policies and movements, has worked towards transforming the traditional social order into a more egalitarian system. It also addresses the key theories, structures, and processes that sustain caste, class, and social inequality in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays by senior scholars focuses on the dialectics and layers of social relations, offering insights into caste, class, family, and individual as both units of social ranking and value frameworks for guiding social consciousness. The book also answers pivotal questions on caste-class interrelations, social mobility, the role of education, and the influence of the power elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough its in-depth exploration of social stratification in India, the volume provides valuable perspectives on the intersection of caste, class, and social change, and is essential reading for students, researchers, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of Indian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaping of the Traditional Pattern of Stratification in India: An Analysis of Processes through the Ages\u003c\/strong\u003e – SHRIRAMA INDRADEVA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStratification in Rgvedic Society: Evidence and Paradigms\u003c\/strong\u003e – SUVIRA JAISWAL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSociologists and Inequality in India: The Historical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e – SATISH SABERWAL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reproduction of Inequality: Occupation, Caste and Family\u003c\/strong\u003e – ANDRE BETEILLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproaches to the Identification of Elites\u003c\/strong\u003e – SHEO KUMAR LAL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Varna to Jati: The Indian Caste System, from the Asiatic to the Feudal Mode of Production\u003c\/strong\u003e – DIPANKAR GUPTA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDivision and Hierarchy: An Overview of Caste in Gujarat\u003c\/strong\u003e – A.M. SHAH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaste and Class: A Reinterpretation\u003c\/strong\u003e – VICTOR S. D’SOUZA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaste and Class in Assam\u003c\/strong\u003e – R.K. BHADRA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransformation of Class Structure in Contemporary Rural India\u003c\/strong\u003e – PRADIP KUMAR BOSE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNature of Class Conflict in Indian Society\u003c\/strong\u003e – V.M. DANDEKAR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreen Revolution and Social Inequalities in Rural India\u003c\/strong\u003e – D.N. DHANAGARE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSocial Stratification in an Orissa Village\u003c\/strong\u003e – JAGANATH PATHY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower Elite in Rural India: Some Questions and Clarifications\u003c\/strong\u003e – K.L. SHARMA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOccupational Mobility of Castes in a North Indian Village\u003c\/strong\u003e – K.N. SHARMA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStratification among Tribals in Gujarat\u003c\/strong\u003e – PRADIP KUMAR BOSE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStruggle of the Chamar Peasants for the Removal of Social Disabilities in a Feudal Estate (Uniara Thikana) in Rajasthan, 1946-47\u003c\/strong\u003e – VIJAY KUMAR VASHISHTHA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSocial Mobility and Status-Identification among the Scheduled Castes: A Synoptic View\u003c\/strong\u003e – NANDU RAM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Education and Closed Society: A Study of Social and Educational Inequalities in Contemporary India\u003c\/strong\u003e – EHSANUL HAQ\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Indian Institutes of Technology: Do they Contribute to Social Mobility?\u003c\/strong\u003e – C. RAJAGOPALAN AND JASPAL SINGH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \/ Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK.L. Sharma\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Vice-Chancellor of Jaipur National University, Jaipur. He previously served as Professor of Sociology and Rector (Pro-Vice-Chancellor) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and was Vice-Chancellor of Rajasthan University from 2003 to 2005. He has also been a Visiting Professor at College de France, Paris, multiple times between 1991 and 2006. An eminent scholar and author of over 20 books and 70 research papers, K.L. Sharma’s works are widely recognized and read by students and teachers of Sociology and related fields.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50038928441648,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_8170335132","price":907.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/51ABUQjkI5L.jpg?v=1756391792","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/social-inequality-in-india-profiles-of-caste-class-and-social-mobility","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}