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100			_aRudolph, Lloyd I.
245			_aThe Modernity of Tradition _b: Political Development in India _c/ Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph
250			_a1st Indian Edition
260			_aNew Delhi _b: Orient Blackswan Private Limited _c, 2010.
300			_ax, 306 p. _c; 24 cm.
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aPolitics and government of India
655			_aSocial change -- Democracy
700			_aRudolph, Susanne Hoeber.
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