{"product_id":"postmodern-perspectives-on-indian-society-1","title":"Postmodern Perspectives On Indian Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e S. L. Doshi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01-12-2008\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788131601891\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePubliser\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostmodernity proposes the idea that our society is no longer governed by history or progress. A postmodern society is highly pluralistic, differentiated, and diverse. It rejects all grand narratives such as Marxism, Gandhism, and rationalism, which have been propagated as universal explanations of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the West, particularly in the United States, modernity has transformed society into a \"risk society.\" In India, however, the benefits of modernity have largely been cornered by high-caste Hindus, elites, political leaders, and higher classes. Meanwhile, the subalterns, marginalized groups, and disadvantaged masses have been left behind. Modernity, in this context, has led to the creation of religious, academic, and market fundamentalism, ushering in an age of dogma and societal damage, particularly affecting India's ethnicities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, the author applies the postmodern perspective to interpret contemporary Indian society. He examines traditional institutions like family, caste, village, culture, and religion through a postmodern lens. The author also explores the rise of fundamentalism, presenting a sociological analysis of the challenges India faces due to modernity. Doshi boldly argues that Indian society, in its current state, is a postmodern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is essential reading for sociology and anthropology teachers, researchers, NGOs, and students preparing for competitive exams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostmodernity: What?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheorizing Modernity and Postmodernity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostmodernity: Themes and Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostmodernity in Post-colonial, Post-feudal Indian Society\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFundamentalist World of Dogma and Danger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndia’s Grand Narratives and Emerging Little Traditions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Family: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterpreting Caste, Village Community, and Postmodernism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndia’s Culture: Modernity and Postmodernity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScheduled Tribes: On the Road to Modernity and Postmodernity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlobalization, Liberalization, and Market\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS.L. Doshi has taught sociology at M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, and South Gujarat University, Surat. He is also a Visiting Professor at M.D. University, Rohtak. Dr. Doshi has authored, co-authored, and edited more than two dozen books, including \u003cem\u003eModernity, Postmodernity and Neo-sociological Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRural Sociology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSocial Anthropology and Tribal Ethnicity\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eClass and Integration\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50031494725936,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9788131601891","price":213.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/31ov1eJraSL.jpg?v=1756392237","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/postmodern-perspectives-on-indian-society-1","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}