| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 148 pages) |
| Summary |
There is a great deal of controversy and debate on land acquisition and transactions concerning the economic development of India, particularly the rural parts of the country. This book explicates, from a sociological perspective, the effect of increasing land transactions on social mobility, based on a detailed study of selected villages in Lucknow, India. It argues that villages in modern India, particularly those close to cities, are no longer simple and integrated communities, but are, rather, more heterogeneous, complex and mobile, as a result of urban expansion and globalization. It cont |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146) and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Sociology, Rural -- India -- Lucknow
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Land tenure -- India -- Lucknow
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Humanities.
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Cultural studies.
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Society & social sciences.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Rural.
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Land tenure
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Rural conditions
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Sociology, Rural
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| SUBJECT |
Lucknow (India) -- Rural conditions
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| Subject |
India -- Lucknow
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443891783 |
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1443891789 |
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