Bibliograph

Elite politics in rural India, political stratification and political alliances in Western Maharashtra, Anthony T. Carter

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Elite politics in rural India, political stratification and political alliances in Western Maharashtra, Anthony T. Carter

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Elite politics in rural India

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

732916923

Responsibility statement

Anthony T. Carter

Series statement

Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology, 9Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

political stratification and political alliances in Western Maharashtra

Summary

A study of the system of political stratification and the pattern of political alliances in rural Western Maharashtra. Based on fieldwork in a large village, a nearby market town and taluka headquarters, and political institutions in the surrounding countryside, the first half of the book is a full examination of the phenomenon of regional dominance originally described by Adrian Mayer. The second part is a detailed study of the pattern of political alliances from village to district level. Dr Carter's central concern is with the manner in which the pattern of political alliances is shaped by political stratification. Tracing the relationships between these alliances and such factors as political stratification, political arenas, caste, class, and kinship, Dr Carter demonstrates that much Indian political behaviour which has been regarded as irrational or as a sign of an immature, tradition-bound and unstable system may be understood more usefully as a rational response to the conditions of political action in rural India.--, Provided by publisher

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