Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Contestations, Resistance, and Transformation
Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
ISBN: 978-1-041-14615-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book examines some of the social dimensions of Indian society and the challenges therein. It explores various themes, including the rules and norms governing people’s lives, the rhythm of village life, mythology and folk narratives, as well as social structures, institutions, and processes like caste, class, gender, religion, family formation, conjugality, dialect-language dichotomy, and the Indian diaspora.
Written in honour of Professor Hetukar Jha, renowned for his pioneering contributions to historical sociology and the integration of historical methods with sociological analysis, this collection presents theoretical and empirical articles examining India's complex social landscape. The contributors explore fundamental questions about Indian society's cultural dynamics, the interplay between tradition and modernity, evolving norms and values, and the manifestation of social cohesion and conflict across gender, caste, class, and religion. The volume addresses transformations in key social institutions like marriage and language while representing India's spatial diversities and distinct regional cultural practices across its vast geographical expanse. The articles take a long view on social transformations since India confronted Western ‘modernity/ during British rule and the post-independence period up to the present era of globalisation and liberalisation.
The book will be of interest to research scholars and faculty in the fields of sociology, social anthropology, cultural studies, gender studies, Dalit studies, literature, South Asian studies, and political science.
Zielgruppe
Academic, General, and Postgraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
Weitere Infos & Material
List of figures. List of tables. List of contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Intersecting Contests: The Frayed Edges of Indian Society Section I Rhythms of Resistance: Gender, Ritual, and the Critique of Modernity 2. The Unwanted Aspect: Normative Fetish and Epistemological Deceit 3. Mythical Love and Conjugality in Everyday Life: Gender and Politics in India 4. Doing Compensatory Masculinity: Rural Men Negotiating Cross-region Marriages in Haryana 5. Temporal Rhythms in Village Life: Stories of Abundance and Lack in Purulia, West Bengal 6. Harparauri: Echoes of an Extinct Women’s Folk Ritual in the Bhojpuri World Section II Contested Belongings: Identity, Language, and Diaspora in Contemporary India 7. Neither Rural, Nor Urban: Incomplete Migration in Dalit Life-narratives 8. Bengali Muslims in Assam and ‘Miyah’ Poetry: Walking on the Shifting Terrains of ‘Na-Asamiya’ and ‘Infiltrator’ 9. Negotiating Community: Narratives around Locating the ‘Professed’ Rangrez Identity 10. Away from Hindi’s Shadow: Census and Bhojpuri in Bihar 11. Indian Diaspora’s Journey into Neo-Conservatism Section III Tribute to Hetukar Jha 12. Professor Hetukar Jha’s Contributions to the Study of Historical Sociology 13. Indian Sociology, Village Structures, and Regional Imagination: Reflections on Hetukar Jha’s Critical Works 14. Hetukar Jha: A Biographical Note and Select Bibliography
