Collection of articles, most previously published in the Eastern anthropologist, a quarterly journal.

A Brief Study Of Peasantry In India Is Undertaken By The Author Who Has Earlier Made A Study Of Colonialism In This Country. He Has Probed Into The Roots Of Underdevelopment In The Country And Has Examined British Domination In Its Different Aspects. The Author Has Made Use Of And Interpreted Social Theories And Ideas To Make His Study Systematic. Peasant Studies Are Increasingly Coming Up In India. The Book Is A Modest Addition To The Literature Of This Genre. In This Book, The Author Has Touched Upon Peasant-Worker Alliance. He Has Also Examined The Important Aspects Of Modernization Of Peasantry In India. The Author Is Engaged In More Studies In The Same Discipline.

This book is a historical study of the development of agrarian-class relations among the tribal population in Tripura. Tracing the evolution of Tripura and its agrarian relations from monarchy in the nineteenth century to democracy in the twentieth century, the book discusses the nature of the erstwhile princely state of Tripura, analyses the emergence of differentiation within tribes, and documents the emergence of the tribal movement in the state. It specifically focuses on the tribal movement led by the Ganamukti Parishad, beginning with the historic revolt of 1948-51 against state repression on the tribal people, followed by the mass movements in the 1950s and 1960s, which were founded on a recognition of class relations and the slogan of unity across the tribal and non-tribal (Bengali) peasantry. The first of its kind, the book will be indispensable for students and researchers of tribal studies, agrarian studies, exclusion studies, tribe-class relationships, minority studies, sociology, development studies, history, political science, northeast India studies, and South Asian studies. It will also be useful for activists and policymakers working in the area.

Rejecting the obsolete methodology of comparisons between categories,

With reference to Sambalpur town and two villages: Gainpura and Kainsir, located in Sambalpur District, Orissa, India.

This book is based on intense research work and consultation conducted over a long period, presents circumstances under which certain tribes in Andhra Pradesh are placed to keep on living through criminal activities. It explains why particular tribes become crime-prone and why and how they have been branded and notified as criminal tribes. It deals with the structure of the village criminal-tribe settlements and approaches the problem of tribal criminology from a structural perspective. It studies the criminal behaviour that could be related to social situations that prevail in the two ex-criminal settlements in Andhra Pradesh and examines the structure and organization of this group as well as changes that have been taking place as far as their criminal activities are concerned. The analysis in this book focuses on the sociological and anthropological circumstances under which the criminal tribes become criminals and continued to be called as criminals although most of them as a group have since stopped criminal activities.