1st Edition

Western Sociologists on Indian Society (Routledge Revivals) Marx, Spencer, Weber, Durkheim, Pareto

By G. R. Madan Copyright 1979
414 Pages
by Routledge

414 Pages
by Routledge

418 Pages
by Routledge

Of the five major sociologists whose views on Indian society are assessed in this work, originally published in 1979, Marx and Weber made a special study of the subject and had something definite to say about the future of Indian society. Herbert Spencer was primarily concerned with the effects of colonial rule on India’s progress, while Durkheim and Pareto tended to observe Indian society from a... Read more

1. Karl Marx (1818-83)  2. Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)  3.Max Weber (1864-1920) on General Characteristics of Indian Society  4. The Hindu Social System  5. The Main Characteristics of Hinduism in early times  6. Jainism and Buddhism in India  7. Hinduism in the Middle Ages and after  8. General Characteristics of Indian religion and Other Conclusions  9. Emile Durkheim (1858-1917)  10. Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923)  11. A retrospect

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G. R. Madan