Crisis and contention in Indian society /
T.K. Oommen.
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2005.
- 244 p. ; 22 cm.
"First published in 2005 by Sage Publications India"--T.P. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-244).
Introduction -- Looking back : 20th-century Indian society -- Pluralism, democracy and conflict in India -- Challenges of citizenship : education in the Indian Republic -- Race, religion and caste : situating the Dalits -- The coming crisis of India : portent from Gujarat -- Indianisation of the church and its implications -- Reorganisation of Indian states : the incomplete agenda -- Sources of internal threats to India`s security -- Restructuring Indian federalism : autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir -- State and social movements in Northeast India -- Unfinished tasks : challenges ahead -- Towards the future : Indian society, nation-state and civilisation.