Major elective · Sociology · Semester 5 · TY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours
Module 1: Introduction to Agrarian Society
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Definition, origin, scope and importance
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Village Studies & Rural Change
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c
Agrarian Social Structure
Module 2: Agrarian Economy & Changing Occupations
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Land Relations & Agricultural Labour
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b
Occupational Diversification
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Contract Farming & Agri-Technology
Module 3: Agrarian Development & Governance
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Land Reforms
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b
Green Revolution
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c
Panchayati Raj & Rural Institutions
Module 4: Agrarian Crisis & Contemporary Issues
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Globalization & Agriculture
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Agrarian Crisis
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c
Emerging Issues
Reference Books
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A.R. Desai (1979). Rural Sociology in India. Popular Prakashan.
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Béteille, A. (1972). Agrarian social structure and change in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 7(29/31), 1361–1369.
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D.N. Dhanagare (1983). Peasant Movements in India. OUP.
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Jodhka, S. S. (2012). Agrarian changes and attached labour: Emerging patterns in Haryana agriculture. Economic and Political Weekly, 47(26–27), 5–13.
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Breman, J. (2007). The labouring poor in India: Patterns of exploitation, subordination and exclusion. Economic and Political Weekly, 42(12), 109–119.
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Haque, T. (2003). Contract farming in India: A resource book. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 58(4), 645–658.
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Jan Breman (1996). Footloose Labour. Cambridge University Press.
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Lerche, J. (2011). The unfree labour category and unfree labour estimates in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 46(5), 22–25.
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Besley, T., & Burgess, R. (2000). Land reform, poverty reduction and growth: Evidence from India. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 115(2), 389–430.
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Frankel, F. R. (1971). The Green Revolution in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 6(39), A123–A128.
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Mathew, G. (2003). Panchayati Raj institutions and human rights in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 38(15), 1552–1556.
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Patnaik, U. (2004). The republic of hunger. Social Scientist, 32(9/10), 9–35.
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Sainath, P. (2011). Agrarian crisis and farmers’ suicides. Economic and Political Weekly, 46(26–27), 10–13.
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Vakulabharanam, V. (2005). Growth and distress in a South Indian peasant economy during the era of economic liberalisation. Journal of Development Studies, 41(6), 971–997.
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Shiva, V. (2016). Seed sovereignty and food security: Women in the vanguard. Economic and Political Weekly, 51(8), 45–52.
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EPW Review of Agriculture annual reports
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Food and Agriculture Organization Reports
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National Sample Survey Office Reports
