History, Society, and Land Relations: Selected EssaysThe present volume puts together his essays spanning six decades, from 1937 to 1996. Included in the volume are classic essays such as 'The Question of Land Tenure in Malabar ', 'A Short History of the Peasant Movement in Kerala ', 'Caste Conflict versus Growing Unity of Popular Democratic Forces ', 'Marxism, Leninism and Bourgeois Judiciary ', 'Adi Shankara and his Philosophy: A Marxist View ', 'The Class Character of the Nineteenth Century Renaissance in India ' and 'The Marxist Theory of Ground Rent: Relevance to the Study of the Agrarian Question in India '. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 7 |
Marx the Asiatic Mode | 23 |
Classes and Class Struggle in Indian History | 43 |
Class Character of the Nationalist Movement | 61 |
Castes Classes and Parties | 78 |
Once Again on Castes and Classes | 104 |
Caste Conflicts vs Growing Unity | 119 |
The Question of Land Tenure in Malabar | 150 |
A Short History of | 174 |
MarxismLeninism and the Bourgeois Judiciary | 222 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | History, Society, and Land Relations: Selected Essays |
| Author | E. M. S. Namboodiripad |
| Publisher | LeftWord Books, 2010 |
| ISBN | 8187496924, 9788187496922 |
| Length | 239 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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