India's Changing Villages: Human Factors in Community Development

Published by Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd, London, 1958

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xii+230+[16 ad] pages with tables, plates, appendices and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. From the library of Professor George Foster. First edition. This microscopic study of a Community Development Project in Uttar, Pradesh, India, analyzes the complex human factors involved in the process of introducing modern ideas and technology in a tradition-bound society. Critical but optimistic, the author analyzes the response of village people to state-sponsored development activities, and attempts a penetrating review of the role of state officials as agents of change, of communication as a vital element in the successful implementation of the program, and of the traditional social and cultural factors that govern the ultimate acceptance or rejection of new ideas and techniques. Condition: Foster's stamp to title, his underlining throughout, corners bumped. Jacket with edge wear closed tears and small chips, spine ends chipped, spine soiled, hinges rubbed else about very good in like jacket.…

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Title
India's Changing Villages: Human Factors in Community Development
Author
Shyama Charan "S C" Dube (1922-1996)
Publisher
Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd, London
Publication year
1958
Condition
Very Good
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Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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