Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Introduction; 2 Kinship, Village, and the Maratha Hegemony; 3 Social Structure and Politicization; 4 Political Arenas and the Elite; 5 Democracy and Elite Interests: A Case Study; 6 Conclusion; APPENDIX: A Study of the Rural Political Process in Maharastra 1967-8; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NAME INDEX; GENERAL INDEX
Summary
Based on a study of recent political behaviour in a rural region of India, the author presents a critique of pluralist theories of democracy and advances a new approach to political sociology. Professor Lele insists that the politicians of Maharashtra sustain, however dispersed, a hegemonic class rule
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252)
Notes
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