Sharma, K L  1941- <br/><br/>
Caste, Social Inequality and Mobility in Rural India: Reconceptualizing the Indian Village 

 - New Delhi  SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd  2019 
 - 378p 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Social contours of indian village -- Introducing the indian village -- Reinterpreting caste -- Caste, inequality and social mobility -- Individual and family -- Glimpses of village economy -- Peasants: a declining backbone of rural economy -- Artisans: proto-industrial workers -- Weavers: under the dominance of master-weavers -- Rural power structure -- Reflections on Indian polity vis-:-vis Indian village -- Dynamics of elections and its reflections on rural India -- Panchayati Raj institutions and empowerment -- Emerging patterns of stratification and change -- Formation of middle class in rural India -- Education and social stratification in village India -- Understanding rural development in India -- Theoretical and empirical concerns in village studies -- Subaltern studies in the wake of globalization -- Revisiting the six villages in rajasthan after half a century -- Conclusion: emerging matrix of social status and change -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789353282011  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018050189 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Caste--India<br/>Equality--India.<br/>Social mobility--India.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>R10  / SH233