Theory and method : evaluation of the work of M.N. Srinivas
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Bibliographic Information
Theory and method : evaluation of the work of M.N. Srinivas
(Social structure and change, v. 1)
Sage Publications, 1996
- : us hbk
- : us pbk
- : India hbk
- : India pbk
Available at 13 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Bibliography of M.N. Srinivas": p. [219]-226
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The work of eminent sociologist and social anthropologist, M N Srinivas is discussed in this volume. The contributors explore topics such as: the semiotics of ritual; the process of change in complex societies; agrarian structures; the legacy of social thought in Germany and Japan; and the role of the social scientist in society's transformation. The core of this volume is its comprehensive discussion of M N Srinivas' complete work. It not only offers a critical evaluation but gives insight into social structure and change in complex societies.
Table of Contents
Introduction - A M Shah
On the Semiotics of Ritual - Milton Singer
Radcliffe-Brown's Legacy
Social Description and Social Change - R S Khare
From Function to Critical Cultural Significance
The Western Educated Elites and Social Change in India - I P Desai
The Therapy of Methodological Reversal - J V Ferreira
The Remembered Village - P C Joshi
Insights into an Agrarian Civilization
Westernization - T N Madan
An Essay on Indian and Japanese Responses
Challenges to the Professionalization of Social Sciences in Asia - M S Gore
Unavoidable Compromises in Social Research - J A Barnes
M N Srinivas - A M Shah
The Man and His Work
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