The Modernity of Tradition
Download or Read eBook The Modernity of Tradition PDF 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.
| Author | : Lloyd I. Rudolph |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 1984-07-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226731377 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226731375 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Modernity of Tradition by : Lloyd I. Rudolph
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.
