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It Presents A Comprehensive Study Of The Transformation Of Indian Society, Through A Century And Half-Upto The Commencement Of Second World War, And The Resultant Rise Of Indian Nationalism. It Gives A Historical, Synthectic And Systematic Account Of The Genesis Of Indian Nationalism.
This is the biography of I.P. Desai, a renowned sociologist from India. He played a pioneering role in the shaping of teaching and research of sociology in India, including the study of education, family, untouchability, migration, social movements, and social change. As a member of the Second Backward Class Commission in Gujarat, Desai sparked a debate by questioning caste as the basis of reservations. He was president of the Indian Sociology Society and contributed much to the Society's progressive development. The book narrates Desai's growth from a school student to an eminent scholar and institution builder. It shows how the intellectual and social context in which he studied influenced his research.
An organized, detailed approach to quantum mechanics, ideal for a two-semester graduate course on the subject.
Premature announcements of the eclipse of nation states under 'globalization' and 'empire' stand exposed as the 21st century's first economic crisis underlines their continuing importance. A predominantly cultural study of nationalism was unable to resist the 'globalization' thesis. Focusing on selected Asian cases, this book argues that nationalisms have always contained political economies as well as cultural politics. Placing nation-states centrally in our understanding of modern capitalism, it challenges the 'globalization' thesis. Rather than eclipse, nations and nationalisms have undergone changes under the impact of neoliberalism since the 1970s. Classical 20th century developmental n...