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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
March 2010
Print publication year:
1974
Online ISBN:
9780511659799
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511659799
Subjects:
Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology
Series:
Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology (9)
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Book description

A study of the system of political stratification and the pattern of political alliances in rural Western Maharashtra. Based on fieldwork in a large village, a nearby market town and taluka headquarters, and political institutions in the surrounding countryside, the first half of the book is a full examination of the phenomenon of regional dominance originally described by Adrian Mayer. The second part is a detailed study of the pattern of political alliances from village to district level. Dr Carter's central concern is with the manner in which the pattern of political alliances is shaped by political stratification. Tracing the relationships between these alliances and such factors as political stratification, political arenas, caste, class, and kinship, Dr Carter demonstrates that much Indian political behaviour which has been regarded as irrational or as a sign of an immature, tradition-bound and unstable system may be understood more usefully as a rational response to the conditions of political action in rural India.

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  • Frontmatter
    pp i-iv
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  • Contents
    pp v-v
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  • List of illustrations
    pp vi-viii
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  • Acknowledgement
    pp ix-x
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  • Part I - Introduction
    pp 1-2
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  • 1 - The problem
    pp 3-14
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  • 2 - The region: Girvi, Phaltan Taluka, and Western Maharashtra
    pp 15-26
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  • Part 2 - Aspects of political stratification
    pp 27-28
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  • 3 - Political arenas and the political class
    pp 29-48
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  • 4 - Caste status and distribution
    pp 49-58
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  • 5 - Land, labour, credit, and share capital
    pp 59-76
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  • 6 - Descent groups and affinal networks
    pp 77-98
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  • Part 3 - Political alliances
    pp 99-100
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  • 7 - Vertical alliances
    pp 101-126
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  • 8 - Horizontal alliances
    pp 127-146
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  • 9 - Alliances and political stratification
    pp 147-161
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  • 10 - Conclusions
    pp 162-178
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  • Map of main Girvi settlement area
    pp 179-184
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  • Appendix
    pp 185-187
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  • Notes
    pp 188-194
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  • References
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  • Index
    pp 203-207
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