Madhura Swaminathan - Böcker

This volume is a field report on surveys of agrarian relations in three villages in Andhra Pradesh conducted by scholars of the Foundation for Agrarian Studies. The study villages are Ananthavaram village in Kollur mandal, Guntur district; Bukkach...

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This book is a collection of essays written in tribute to N. Ram, journalist, writer, and person of the Left. Its title reflects Ram's concern that journalism, and indeed intellectual endeavor, be both informative and credible and committed to the...

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The book is a report on the village economy of the state of Tripura in India, based on a survey of three villages in the state conducted by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies in May-June 2016. The villages-Mainama in Manu block, Chailengta tehsil...

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This book is a compilation of papers examining women's role in rural production systems in India. The book is divided into six sections; the first section explores conceptual, theoretical, and methodological issues with respect to understanding wo...

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This book discusses agrarian relations in the Lower Cauvery delta, historically part of the "rice bowl" of south India, based on socio-economic studies of two villages in the region.

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Caste is an institution of oppression and social discrimination specific to South Asia, more so to India. Central to the caste system were the status assigned to the Dalit people and the criminal practice of untouchability. Caste is embedded in pr...

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This is the second in a series of field reports on village surveys conducted by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies. This report deals with agrarian relations in two villages of Rajasthan: Rewasiin Sikar district and 25 F Gulabewala in Sri Gangana...

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In 2005, the Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS) initiated the Project on Agrarian Relations in India (PARI), with the aim of studying village-level production, production systems and livelihoods, and the socio-economic characteristics of differ...

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This book is the outcome of a two-year research project undertaken by the Foundation for Agrarian Studies and supported by the Rosa Luxemberg Stiftung (New Delhi). The objective of the project was to examine the socioeconomic characteristics and v...

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