Anti-utopia Essential Writings of Andre Beteille (Oxford India Paperbacks) - Softcover

Beteille, Andre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198075979 ISBN 13: 9780198075974

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

For the last four decades, Andre Beteille's work has had a fundamental impact on Indian sociology. While drawing from universal theoretical perspectives, Beteille has adapted them to empirical realities in India. This collection brings together 19 of the most seminal writings of Beteille, selected and introduced by Dipankar Gupta. The topics of the essays range from caste, class, and religion to methodological issues in the social sciences, equality, and civil society. The overarching theme with which these essays are concerned is how a society may ensure equality of opportunity without making grave compromises to the well-being of civil society institutions.

About this title

About the Author:

Andre Beteille is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Delhi and National Research Professor.

Dipankar Gupta is former Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0198075979
• ISBN 13: 9780198075974
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504
• Editor: Gupta Dipankar