The Modernity of Tradition

The Modernity of Tradition
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9780226731377
ISBN-13 : 0226731375
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Book Synopsis The Modernity of Tradition by : Lloyd I. Rudolph

Download or read book The Modernity of Tradition written by Lloyd I. Rudolph and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1984-07-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stressing the variations in meaning of modernity and tradition, this work shows how in India traditional structures and norms have been adapted or transformed to serve the needs of a modernizing society. The persistence of traditional features within modernity, it suggests, answers a need of the human condition. Three areas of Indian life are analyzed: social stratification, charismatic leadership, and law. The authors question whether objective historical conditions, such as advanced industrialization, urbanization, or literacy, are requisites for political modernization.


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