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Gaon: Conflict and Cohesion in an Indian Village
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Journal of Asian Studies (1968) 27 (3): 662–663.
Published: 01 May 1968
...William McCormack Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1968 1968 Gaon: Conflict and Cohesion in an Indian Village . By Henry Orenstein . Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press , 1965 . xi, 341 pp. Maps, Tables, Photographs, Appendices, Index. $8.50. 661 JOURNAL...
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The Unity of an Indian Village
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Journal of Asian Studies (1956) 16 (1): 10–19.
Published: 01 November 1956
.... Generally speaking, a village can be easily identified through the records of this Department. The gaon panchayat (village executive body) keeps a record of the names, parentage, date of birth, marriage, and date of death of the permanent residents of its circle. The circle of a gaon panchayat is not always...
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India and Ceylon: Unity and Diversity. A Symposium
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Journal of Asian Studies (1968) 27 (3): 661–662.
Published: 01 May 1968
... that "India will survive, and a feeling of nationhood will grow" (p. 296). NORMAN D. PALMER University of Pennsylvania Gaon: Conflict and Cohesion in an Indian Village. BY HENRY ORENSTEIN. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 1965. xi, 341 pp. Maps, Tables, Photographs, Appendices, Index. $8.50...
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Village Government in India
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Journal of Asian Studies (1963) 22 (3): 348–349.
Published: 01 May 1963
... approach. He torious of Hindu customs, most of which were concentrates on the workings of the gaon pan- BOOK REVIEWS 349 chayat the administrative panchayat in the Portrait of India. By BRADFORD SMITH. Phila- single village of Khalapur in the Saharanpur delphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1962. vii, District...
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The India We Want: Its Economic Transition
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Journal of Asian Studies (1968) 27 (3): 663–664.
Published: 01 May 1968
... to be lacking in community solidarity. Such persons might argue that Gaon's perennially defunct village council evidences lack of solidarity, i.e. of a community of interests and responsibilities. But if the whole train of social events in Gaon can contribute an impression of village cohesion and solidarity...
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Portrait of India
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Journal of Asian Studies (1963) 22 (3): 349–350.
Published: 01 May 1963
... be concerned least four traditional forms of panchayats func- with the kind of picture of modern India that tion parallel to the statutory panchayats the is presented in books for the general reader. gaon panchayat and the adalat (later renamed Judging by most of the efforts published since the nyaya...
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Village Government in India
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Far Eastern Quarterly (1956) 15 (2): 201–213.
Published: 01 February 1956
... participation by the entire adult population of the village in the administration of its affairs as well as for a village council to serve as an executive body. The gaon sabha, or assembly, consists of all adult residents of the village and is assigned specific functions. It elects the gaon panchayat or 4 Hugh...
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Survey of India's Social Life and Economic Condition in the Eighteenth Century (1707–1813)
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Journal of Asian Studies (1963) 22 (3): 348.
Published: 01 May 1963
... of view, of the most no- The author uses the case study approach. He torious of Hindu customs, most of which were concentrates on the workings of the gaon pan- ...
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Cultural Factors in Rural Community Development
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Journal of Asian Studies (1956) 16 (1): 19–30.
Published: 01 November 1956
... . The cycle will start again when divine intervention, necessitated by the chaos and confusion of the later stages of this Age, will reestablish traditional values and inaugurate the satya-yuga . 4 Place where men sit, smoke, and usually sleep at night. THE INDIAN VILLAGE 19 In the gaon panchayat...
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The Dam and the Nation: Displacement and Resettlement in the Narmada Valley
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Journal of Asian Studies (1999) 58 (1): 229–230.
Published: 01 February 1999
... of the most interesting papers in the volume, Vasudha Dhagamwar brings out the philosophical issues involved in an incremental versus radical approach, a question which haunts organizations of all political shades, especially when faced with overtly 'soft' states. Similarly, the practice of Gaon Bandi...
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Kinship and Community in Early India
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Journal of Asian Studies (1963) 22 (3): 347–348.
Published: 01 May 1963
... were concentrates on the workings of the gaon pan- ...
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Untouchable Pasts: Religion, Identity and Power among a Central Indian Community, 1780–1950
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Journal of Asian Studies (1999) 58 (1): 230–232.
Published: 01 February 1999
..., Vasudha Dhagamwar brings out the philosophical issues involved in an incremental versus radical approach, a question which haunts organizations of all political shades, especially when faced with overtly 'soft' states. Similarly, the practice of Gaon Bandi or keeping away outside surveyors and government...
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The Limitations of Indian Village Survey Data
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Journal of Asian Studies (1958) 17 (3): 383–402.
Published: 01 May 1958
... Receipts and Disposals of Agricultural Produce Sum of Thirteen Four-Weekly Reports Yield (payali) Used as Seed (payali) Other Input Use Sales, (payali) Sale Value (Rs.) Sold to Place at Which Sold 80 75 32 24/2 Govt. levy Kode- gaon (Re. 1 Another Mehekri Farmer 3 4 10 6 6...
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Index to Volume XXVII
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Journal of Asian Studies (1968) 27 (4): i–ix.
Published: 01 August 1968
...: Unity and Diversity; A Symposium [Norman D. Palmer] McCully, English Education and the Origins of Indian Nationalism [Ainslie T. Embree] Orenstein, Gaon: Conflict and Cohesion in an Indian Village [William McCormack] Panter-Brick, Gandhi against Machiavellism: Non-Violence in Politics [Paul F. Power...
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A Case of Anomalous Values in Indian Civilization: Meat-Eating Among the Kanya-Kubja Brahmans of Katyayan Gotra
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Journal of Asian Studies (1966) 25 (2): 229–240.
Published: 01 February 1966
... and Awasthi and to such different susthans as Manjh-gaon, Gwal-Maidan, Meera-Sarain and Khajuha. The latter four names designate villages, all within the U.P., which are famous as places of original concentration of Kanya-Kubja brahmans. The field data seems to fall into two major categories: ( i...
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Articulating Regionalism through Popular Music: The Case of Nauchami Narayana in the Uttarakhand Himalayas
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Journal of Asian Studies (2012) 71 (2): 447–473.
Published: 01 May 2012
... is the mechanism by which these processes acquire force and ultimately consent. Despite a variety of attachments to place at other scales (e.g., gaon , grām sabhā , pattī , tehsil, mandal ), artists and public figures have long articulated modes of feeling and thinking in an effort to unite inhabitants...
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India
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Journal of Asian Studies (1966) 25 (5): 198–278.
Published: 01 September 1966
... and Rural Housing 105-108. Wing. Occasional papers, 'River of thought' BHATTACHARJEE, J. P. Problems of rural adjust- series no. 1) ment to planned development in India. (In: ORENSTEIN, HENRY. Gaon: conflict and cohesion World Congress of Sociology, 5th, Washing- in an Indian village. Princeton, N. J...
