Full Description
The focus of the study is on the nature and pace of social transformation in contemporary Shekhawati.It is based on the hypothesis that there was a nexus between caste, feudalism and peasantry before independence, the dominant social formation being feudalism. New social formations have emerged with the abolition of jagirdari system and those marginalized earlier now occupy centre stage.
Contents
Preface
I The Framework
II Feudalism: Mode of Production of Social Formation
III Feudalism in Rajasthan
IV Jaipur State and Shekhawati: Polity and Administration
V The Peasant Question in Shekhawati: Historical and Sociological Probings
VI Feudal Social Formation and Peasant Uprising in Rajasthan
VII Feudalism, Caste and Class in Rajasthan
VIII Socio-Economic and Political Profile of Khoor
IX Socio-Economic and Political Profile of Singara
X Dynamics of Social Transformation in Rural Rajasthan since Independence
XI Conclusion
Notes and References
Glossary
Index
