Modernization, Globalization and Social Transformation / Ishwar Modi

1. Yogendra Singh: An apostle of conceptualization and theorization;
2. Transforming sociology: A modern discipline encounters globalization;
3. Sociology in India in the context of globalization: issues and challenges;
4. Late Modernization in the age of globalization: East asia and beyond;
5. Technological vs. political modernization: interactions and feedbacks;
6. Modernization of Indian tradition and the Gandhian way: Towards a sociological invitation;
7. Modernity, postmodernity and global development;
8. Globalization: Where lies the choice?
9.Globalization: Where lies the choice?
10.Globalization, Marginalization and social transformation: The context of Indian rural society;
11. Globalization and the future of cultures;
12. Globalization, culture and change;
13. Globalization and its impact on culture;
14. Globalization and culture: Solidarity with social movements for a humane society;
15. Global society: A new paradigm in social science research;
16. Globalization and social transformation in India;
17. Globalization and social transformation: Yogendra Singh on culture change in contemporary India;
18. Globalization of science and technology (S&T) in developing countries: A sociological perspective;
19. The Indian middle class in the era of globalization and liberalization: Continuity and change;
20. Shifting identities: consumer culture and the middle class in a globalized world;
21. Modern society and risk: Towards a cultural understanding of the risk society;

This book is the first of the four volume series of the festschrift in honour of one of the most eminent stalwarts of sociology in India, Professor Yogendra Singh. The present volume outlines not only his academic journey and the worldview of his ideas on the relevance of western scholars but also the major concerns and challenges before the sociologists in India, then as well as now,more so in the context of flobalization. Several contributors to this volume have extensively and critically reflected on his academic contributions and his personality and have also examined how sociology is transforming in the wake of globalization.