Bibliograph

Rural politics in India, political stratification and governance in West Bengal, Dayabati Roy

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Label

Rural politics in India, political stratification and governance in West Bengal, Dayabati Roy

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rural politics in India

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

871257358

Responsibility statement

Dayabati Roy

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

political stratification and governance in West Bengal

Summary

This book discusses the forms and dynamics of political processes in rural India with a special emphasis on West Bengal, the nation's fourth-most populous state. West Bengal's political distinction stems from its long legacy of a Left-led coalition government for more than thirty years and its land reform initiatives. The book closely looks at how people from different castes, religions, and genders represent themselves in local governments, political parties, and in the social movements in West Bengal. At the same time it addresses some important questions: Is there any new pattern of politics emerging at the margins? How does this pattern of politics correspond with the current discourse of governance? Using ethnographic techniques, it claims to chart new territories by not only examining how rural people see the state, but also conceiving the context by comparing the available theoretical frameworks put forward to explain the political dynamics of rural India.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Land, development and politics in West Bengal -- Kalipur and Kadampur : changing landscape of two villages in West Bengal -- Seeing the state and governance in the grassroots -- Party and politics at the margin -- A narrative of peasant resistance : land, party and the state -- Caste and power in rural context -- Women and caste : in struggle and in governance

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