Shanti Nagar : the effects of urbanization in a village in north India. 2, Aspects of economy, technology, and ecology. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 55, pt. 1

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dc.contributor.authorFreed, Stanley A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFreed, Ruth S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-05T21:21:18Z
dc.date.available2005-10-05T21:21:18Z
dc.date.issued1978en_US
dc.description153 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 147-148) and index.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the year 1958-1959, Shanti Nagar was a north Indian village characterized by a generally traditional economy and technology at the beginning of intensive modernization. Modern influences impinged upon its people in the form of legislation and governmental programs that were designed to change, even revolutionize, village life from economic, technological, and social viewpoints. The vocational, educational, and recreational opportunities afforded by Delhi, a city then experiencing rapid modernization and westernization, were influences equally as effective as the developmental programs promulgated by the Government of India. The village was not overwhelmed by either governmental or urban influences. A well-integrated social unit, its people possessed the capacity to adopt selectively those innovations they believed to be useful and to reject others they perceived as risky or dangerous. The conjunction of various traditional and modern influences in Shanti Nagar resulted in a predominantly agricultural economy but a significant proportion of income was derived from salaries in modern urban occupations. It was clear that considerable potential for further economic and technological change existed in two principal areas. The Green Revolution would, in all probability, change village agriculture and, temporarily at least, could result in a reduced concern to obtain income from urban employment, especially on the part of the large landowners. With the passage of time, however, the future economic well-being of the villagers probably will increasingly depend on training the young people for modern careers in government, business, and industry"--P. 7.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/302
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 55, pt. 1en_US
dc.subject.lccGN2 .A27 vol.55, pt.1, 1978en_US
dc.subject.lcshUrbanization -- India -- Punjab.en_US
dc.subject.lcshVillages -- India -- Punjab.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPunjab (India) -- Economic conditions.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPunjab (India) -- Environmental conditions.en_US
dc.subject.lcshEthnology -- India -- Punjab.en_US
dc.titleShanti Nagar : the effects of urbanization in a village in north India. 2, Aspects of economy, technology, and ecology. Anthropological papers of the AMNH ; v. 55, pt. 1en_US
dc.title.alternativeEffects of urbanization in a village in north Indiaen_US
dc.title.alternativeAspects of economy, technology, and ecologyen_US
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