Elite politics in rural India : political stratification and political alliances in Western Maharashtra

Anthony T. Carter

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.

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[目次]

  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I. Introduction: 1. The problem
  • 2. The region: Girvi, Phaltan Taluka and Western Maharashtra
  • Part II. Aspects of Political Stratification: 3. Political arenas and the political class
  • 4. Caste status and distribution
  • 5. Land, labour, credit and share capital
  • 6. Descent groups and affinal networks
  • Part III. Political Alliances: 7. Vertical alliances
  • 8. Horizontal alliances
  • 9. Alliances and political stratification
  • 10. Conclusions
  • Map of main Girvi settlement area
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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書名 Elite politics in rural India : political stratification and political alliances in Western Maharashtra
著作者等 Carter, Anthony T.
シリーズ名 Cambridge studies in social anthropology
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 1974
ページ数 ix, 207 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 052120366X
9780521040693
NCID BA00957909
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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