Political Sociology of India, is a selection of essays on polity and society which represents outstanding contributions of three generations of eminent scholars about political sociology of India. The selected authors also include some of the leading lights of the Indian Sociological Society. The papers selected for the volume provide a holistic view of the major concerns and perspectives of eminent post-colonial sociologists as well as the range of diversities in conceptualizing and analyzing the complexities of Indian social formation.Table of Contents:Series NotePrefaceIntroduction Anand KumarThe Conceptual AspectsCaste and Class: Some Aspects of Continuity and Change Yogendra SinghHierarchical and Competitive Inequality Andr? B?teilleSociological Issues in the Analysis of Social Movements in Independent India T.K. OommenMovements of Protest, Construction of Centres and State Formation in India and Europe S.N. Eisenstadt and Harriet HartmanThe Indian State in Crisis? Nationalism and Nation-Building Partha N. MukherjiInstitutionsThe Panchayati Raj and the Democratic Policy Liij Raj ChauhanTrade Unions in India - A Sociological Approach N.R. ShethCivil Society, State and Democracy: Lessons for India P.K.B. NayarDemocracy and Leadership: The Gendered Voice in Politics Sujata D. HazarikaProcessesMeaning and Process of Tribal Integration in a Democratic Society B.K. Roy BurmanLandholding Pattern and Power-Relations in a Mysore Village C ParvathammaThe Mid-Term Poll in a Village in Outer Delhi Constituency M. S A RaoNation-State and Open Systems of Stratification: Making Room for the 'Politics of Commitment' Dipankar GuptaUnderstanding the Modern Dalit Movement John C B WebsterAssertive Identities, Indigeneity and the Politics of Recognition as a Tribe: The Bhutias, the Lepchas and the Limbus of Sikkim Vibha AroraMethodological IssuesRelevance of the Marxist Approach to the Study of Indian Society A.R. DesaiCo-operatives and Castes in Maha-rashtra: A Case Study B.S. BaviskarPower Elite in Rural India: Some Questions and Clarifications K.L. SharmaEducation and the Emerging Patterns of Political Orientations: A Sociological Analysis Ehsanul HaqStudying Communal Riots in India: Some Methodological Issues Vinod K. JairathIndexAppendix of Sources