The Remembered Village, Second Edition

Description

Sketching an ethnographic portrait of the village ion its own terms, and as an integral part of larger political and historical institutions, The Remembered Village is an exhaustive and detailed description of village life and the complexities of inter- and intra-caste relations. The author's fieldwork was based in the village of Rampura, a multi-caste village in South India. First published in 1976, this book is the first detailed ethnographic village study that narrates in minute detail the day-to-day social relations between members of diverse castes living in a small community, and has been acknowledge as a classic ever since. Srinivas' representation of Rampura's unforgettable inhabitants and their relationships has informed and delighted numerous students, scholars, and interested readers for many years.

The Second Edition comes with a new Introduction by André Béteille.

About the author

M.N. Srinivas (1916-99) was Former J.R.D. Tata Visiting Fellow at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.

Table of contents

Introduction to the Second Edition
Foreword
Preface
1. How it All Began
2. The Field Situation
3. Three Important Men
4. The Universe of Agriculture
5. The Sexes and the Household
6. Relations Between Castes
7. Classes and Factions
8. The Changing Village
9. The Quality of Social Relations
10. Religion
11. Farewell
Appendices
Glossary
Index