TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rudolph, Lloyd I.
AU  - Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber.
TI  - The Modernity of Tradition : : Political Development in India
SN  - 9788125017172
U1  - 320.954 RUD 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - : Orient Blackswan Private Limited
KW  - Politics and government of India
KW  - Social change -- Democracy
N2  - The Modernity of Tradition is a classic work in Indian political sociology. The authors challenge the view that tradition and modernity are opposing forces. Using examples from Indian politics, they argue that traditional institutions such as caste, kinship, and local leadership have adapted to modern democratic processes rather than disappearing. The book shows how elections, political parties, and democratic participation in India have incorporated traditional social structures, creating a distinctive pattern of political development. It remains an influential study of modernization, democracy, and political change in India
ER  -