1st Edition
Poetics of Village Politics The Making of West Bengal's Rural Communism
By Arild Engelsen Ruud
Copyright 2003
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 2003, this volume studies village politics and the changes brought about in rural society through political developments. It focuses on the social, political and cultural circumstances of communist mobilization in rural West Bengal. It analyses the emergence of rural communism in the local context of changes in the position of women, in caste practices, in economic... Read more
1. Anthropology and History of Village Politics 2. Small Communities in Landscape and History 3. Two Stories About Power and Influence 4. Road, Poetry and Some Crafty Young Men 5. Caste Stereotypes and Communist Mobilization 6. Formal Politics and Informal Politics 7. Gossip and Reputation: The Making of Village Leaders 8. Conclusion.
Biography
Arild Engelsen Ruud
