Contemporary India appears to be in the midst of a multidimensional social crisis, a situation characterized by widespread uncertainty; an absence of firm, dependable rules and norms; and a general anomie. An important contribution to the ongoing efforts to understand the basis of the problem, Roots of Crisis contends that the cause of present-day social upheavals lies in the need for institutional structures that shape the orderly functioning of society. Examining a range of existing structures--including communalism, ...
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Contemporary India appears to be in the midst of a multidimensional social crisis, a situation characterized by widespread uncertainty; an absence of firm, dependable rules and norms; and a general anomie. An important contribution to the ongoing efforts to understand the basis of the problem, Roots of Crisis contends that the cause of present-day social upheavals lies in the need for institutional structures that shape the orderly functioning of society. Examining a range of existing structures--including communalism, religion, ethnicity, and political institutions--author Satish Saberwal considers how these create the structure of institutions, relationships, and ideas that form the fabric of society. Based on his analysis, the author maintains that Indian society, while vastly increasing in population in the past 200 years, has remained rooted in restrictive social frameworks such as caste, village, and religion. Using a perceptive sociohistorical framework to explore interrelationships between indigenous and Western institutions, Roots of Crisis will be of considerable interest to students, scholars, and professionals in a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, political science, anthropology, history, and South Asian studies.
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