INDIAN SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT - Third Edition

Book Details

• Author: B.K. Nagla

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2023

• ISBN: 9788131612972

• Pages: 576

• Cover: Paperback

• Sale Territory: World

About the Book
This extensively revised and updated edition explores the diverse perspectives that shape the understanding of Indian society—a society that has evolved from monarchy through feudalism and colonialism to a pluralistic, democratic, industrial, and capitalistic order. Through historical, structural, cultural, and subaltern lenses, the book offers a multidimensional analysis of India’s social fabric.

Prominent Indian sociologists and thinkers such as D.D. Kosambi, Romila Thapar, G.S. Ghurye, M.N. Srinivas, S.C. Dube, A.R. Desai, B.R. Ambedkar, and many others are profiled in this volume, along with Western scholars like Louis Dumont and McKim Marriott, whose work in India provided valuable theoretical insights. The book addresses key sociological frameworks: historical, indological, structural-functional, dialectical-historical, cultural, civilizational, and subaltern.

The latest edition includes a new chapter on D.N. Dhanagare in the Marxist Perspective section and two important additions in the Contemporary Discourses section:

• Globalization: Indian Perspective

• Privatization of Education: Challenges Ahead

This book is a vital resource for students, scholars, educators, and researchers looking for an in-depth understanding of Indian sociological thought.

Contents Overview

• Development of Sociology in India

• Historical Perspective: D.D. Kosambi / Romila Thapar

• Indological/Textual Perspective: Radhakamal Mukerjee / G.S. Ghurye / Louis Dumont / Irawati Karve

• Structural-Functional Perspective: M.N. Srinivas / S.C. Dube / McKim Marriott

• Marxist Perspective: D.P. Mukerji / A.R. Desai / Ramkrishna Mukherjee / D.N. Dhanagare

• Stratification Perspective: André Béteille

• Cultural Perspective: Yogendra Singh

• Civilizational Perspective: N.K. Bose / Surajit Sinha

• Subaltern Perspective: B.R. Ambedkar / Ranajit Guha / David Hardiman

• Contemporary Discourses: Contextualization / Indigenization / Native Categories / Sociology for India / Globalization / Privatization of Education

About the Author
B.K. Nagla is a highly respected Indian sociologist known for his scholarly work on Indian social systems and criminology. Formerly Professor of Sociology at M.D. University, Rohtak, he has taught and conducted research at Jawaharlal Nehru University, M.S. University Baroda, and the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, New Delhi. Post-retirement, he served at Kota Open University and as Professor on the Babu Jagjivan Ram Chair at Banaras Hindu University. He is the recipient of the ISC-Fellow Award and the ISS-Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to sociology and criminology.