Understanding Social Dynamics in South Asia Essays in Memory of Ramk
This volume includes fourteen essays by eminent sociologists in memory of Ramkrishna Mukherjee (1919–2017), the last of the founding architects of sociology in India. It also includes two interviews with Ramkrishna Mukherjee by senior sociologists. T
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Understanding Social Dynamics in South Asia Essays in Memory of Ramkrishna Mukherjee
Understanding Social Dynamics in South Asia
Partha Nath Mukherji N. Jayaram Bhola Nath Ghosh •
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Understanding Social Dynamics in South Asia Essays in Memory of Ramkrishna Mukherjee
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Editors Partha Nath Mukherji Institute of Social Sciences New Delhi, Delhi, India
Bhola Nath Ghosh Sociological Research Centre Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, West Bengal, India
N. Jayaram National Law School of India University Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
ISBN 978-981-13-0386-9 ISBN 978-981-13-0387-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0387-6
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Preface
Ramkrishna Mukherjee (1917–2015) was the last of the founding architects of Indian socio
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