The Modernity of Tradition

Author: Rudolph & RudolphPublisher: Orient LongmanYear: 1987Language: EnglishPages: 306ISBN/UPC (if available): 978-0-00-216004-9 DescriptionThis classic text in the fields of sociology and political science has greatly influenced our understanding of political development in a tradition-bound society like India. When it was first published, 'tradition' and 'modernity' were generally seen as opposed categories. By showing that caste groups reassert their identity in different modern contexts in new ways, this book has opened up new ways of looking at and understanding the complexities of political development and social change in India.ContentsINTRODUCTIONPART ONETRADITIONAL STRUCTURES AND MODERN POLITICS : CASTEMarx, Modernity and MobilizationParacommunities : The Sociology of Caste AssociationHorizontal Mobilization : The Nadars : The VenniyarsThe Politics of casteDifferential Mobilization : Fission, Fusion, DecompressionThe Future of Equality : the Social Conditions of Politica