{"product_id":"rural-society-in-southeast-india-paperback-9780521040198","title":"Rural Society in Southeast India (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521040198","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRural Society in Southeast India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comparative study of caste and class in two small villages in the Thanj?v?r district of southeast India based on fieldwork in 1951–3.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKathleen Gough (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521040198, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 January 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e476 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 2.7 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a comparative study of caste and class in two small villages in the Thanj?v?r district of southeast India based on fieldwork done by the author in 1951–3. Differing from the usual village study, Gough's work traces the history of the villages over the past century and examines the impact of colonialism on the district since 1770. The volume's theoretical significance lies in its attempt to define more clearly the characteristics of rural class relations, particularly addressing the question whether Indian agrarian relations are still precapitalist. This study not only provides a vivid account of village life in southeast India in the 1950s (to be followed by a later study done in the 1970s), but also contributes to theory concerning modes of production, class structures in the Third World, and underdevelopment.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Thanj?v?r: 1. The district\u003cbr\u003e 2. Castes and religious groups\u003cbr\u003e 3. The agriculturalists\u003cbr\u003e 4. The nonagriculturalists\u003cbr\u003e 5. Variations in ecology, demography and social structure\u003cbr\u003e 6. The colonial background and the sources of poverty\u003cbr\u003e 7. Political parties\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Kumbapettai: 8. The face of the village\u003cbr\u003e 9. Kumbapettai before 1855\u003cbr\u003e 10. Kumbapettai from 1855 to 1952\u003cbr\u003e 11. The annual round\u003cbr\u003e 12. Economics and class structure: the petty bourgeoisie\u003cbr\u003e 13. Independent commodity producers and traders\u003cbr\u003e 14. The semiproletariat\u003cbr\u003e 15. Village politics: religion, caste and class\u003cbr\u003e 16. Village politics: the street assembly\u003cbr\u003e 17. Class struggle and village power structure\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Kiripp?r: 18. East Thanj?v?r\u003cbr\u003e 19. The village\u003cbr\u003e 20. Economy and class structure\u003cbr\u003e 21. Village politics: the caste Hind?s\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Communist movement\u003cbr\u003e 23. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006253551896,"sku":"9780521040198","price":49.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521040198i_58303456-8d8e-4997-a008-db457958b1a3.jpg?v=1694968574","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rural-society-in-southeast-india-paperback-9780521040198","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}