The South Asian tribal and rural socletles are characterised by traditional, hereditary political structure. But a new political system is emerging with the new leadership. The upsurge of socio-political movements have varying magnitude and objectives as reflected in the articles of the volume. But it is like an old wine with a new label as it is observed that the authority in the emerging political system Is occupied by the 'old guys' (leaders) of the traditional political system.
The problem of polity, political process and social control is used in this context to focus on the existence of different forms of government or administrative set up and the machinery or social control in different tribal and rural Societies of South Asia. The book also reflects the type of controlling factors prevailing in the ""South World"", it is mode of functioning and likeness, differences and uniqueness of the systems.
The book provides us a few more empirical varieties and shows a trend in the emerging pattern of leadership, political process, function, cleavage, etc. common to all South Asian countries under study. So the book is expected to serve the future students of anthropology, sociology, political science and other allied disciplines, particularly those of political anthropology in the new voyages of discovery to add to the summum bonum of knowledge that is basic to theory and practice.
Dr. Manis Kumar Raha earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Calcutta University and completed a course on Management Development programme for Educational Administrators in Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. During 1960-62 he undertook research work in the Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University. As a researcher in the Cultural Research Institute Government of West Bengal, he worked on different castes and tribes. Since 1970 he is employed in the Anthropological Survey of India and has studied different ethnic groups and their problems. Besides publishing over eighty articles and thirtyfive book reviews Dr. Raha has also written a number of books either singly or jointly. Among them are Polyandry in India, The Himalayan Heritage, Matriliny to Patriliny and Tribal India: Problem, Development, Propects.
Dr. Raha is at present the Deputy Director, Central Regional Centre of Anthropological Survey of India at Nagpur.
lar All Khan, M.Sc. (Calcutta) Is Assistant Anthropologist, Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India. He worked as research scholar in the Department of Anthropological Survey of India in 1970. His research articles have appeared in various journals and books. He also delivers lectures in Anthropology to I.A.S. Coaching Centre of Maharashtra Government at Nagpur.
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