Bøger i Oxford in India Readings in Sociology and Social Anthropology serien

This OIP, a part of the Oxford in India Readings on Sociology and Social Anthropology series contains an account of the research methods used in social anthropology and sociology. The readings by well-known scholars in the field deal with the nature of social research, fieldwork, different survey methods and the use of ethics in research.

T.N. Madan-scholar, former student, and faculty of the University of Lucknow, puts together selections from the published works of Radhakamal Mukerjee, D.P. Mukerji, D.N. Majumdar, and A.K. Saran, and provides valuable insights into the path-breaking research interests and methodological approaches of these four scholars. This volume introduces students and scholars to the rich legacy of sociology at the University of Lucknow.

Through an excellent selection of essays arranged in six thematic sections, this volume provides an overview of the major underlying concepts, processes and practices that explicate education in contemporary India. Most essays are grounded on empirical research and use ethnography in seeking to understand education from the perspective of students, teachers, as well as the institutional and non-institutional settings within which educational practicesoccur.

Politics in India is a collection of papers analyzing the sociological bases of Indian politics. The volume includes contributions by leading scholars from several disciplines: politics, sociology, anthropology, and political economy, and thus presents a variety of analytical and theoretical perspectives.

This reader brings together a selection of writings on peasant and labour movements; women and students youth movements; and ecological and environmental movements. It discusses contemporary social movements in India from the perspective of equity and security.