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This is the biography of I.P. Desai, a renowned sociologist from India. He played a pioneering role in the shaping of teaching and research of sociology in India, including the study of education, family, untouchability, migration, social movements, and social change. As a member of the Second Backward Class Commission in Gujarat, Desai sparked a debate by questioning caste as the basis of reservations. He was president of the Indian Sociology Society and contributed much to the Society's progressive development. The book narrates Desai's growth from a school student to an eminent scholar and institution builder. It shows how the intellectual and social context in which he studied influenced his research.
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Ragini P. Shah has been educated in Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, and obtained her Ph.D. from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. She has taught at Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar and is now Reader in Sociology at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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- PublisherRawat Publications
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 8131603512
- ISBN 13 9788131603512
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages238
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Included. Contents Preface Foreword 1 Introduction Life and Work of IP Desai 2 Sociology of Education 3 Sociology of the Family 4 Sociology of Caste Untouchability and Reservation 5 Sociology of Migration 6 Sociology of Social Movements and Change 7 Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index IP Desai belonged to the second generation of sociologists in India after GS Ghurye Radhakamal Mukherjee and DP Mukerji and played a pioneering role in shaping the teaching and research in the discipline During his long academic stint he served as Professor or Sociology and Dean Faculty of Arts at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and as founder Director of the Centre for Social Studies Surat He was also the President of the Indian Sociological Society during 1976 78 He pioneered many areas of sociological research such as education family untouchability migration social movements and social change He contributed a lot to the growth of Indian Sociological Society and to the profession of sociology As a member of the Second Backward Class Commission on Gujarat popularly known as Rane Commission Desai sparked off a debate by questioning cast as the basis of reservations This book is an intellectual biography of IP Desai narrating his growth from a school student to an eminent scholar and institution builder It shows how the intellectual and social context in which he studied influenced his research as also development of sociology and its various specializations This book will be useful to students teachers and researchers and all others interested in knowing the development of sociology in India jacket 238 pp. Seller Inventory # 83983
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