Themes and Perspectives in Indian Sociology

Contents: Preface. 1. Perspective in sociology. 2. Social anthropology and cycle. 3. Historical moorings of the Indian society. 4. Bureaucracies : structure and legitimation. 5. Branches of social sciences. 6. Land tenure system. 7. Theories and sociology of science. 8. Individual behaviour and social interaction. 9. Problems of minorities inter-religious interaction. 10. Industrialization and urbanization in India. 11. Science and technology. Index.

"The sociology and philosophy of science, as well as the entire field of science studies, have in the 20th century been preoccupied with the question of large-scale patterns and trends in the development of science, and asking questions about how science works both in a philosophical and practical sense." (jacket)