Ancient Indian guilds are a unique and multi-faceted form of organisation, which combined the functions of a democratic government, a trade union, a court of justice and a technological institution. The trained workers of the guilds provided a congenial atmosphere for work. They procured raw ...
Although, since1950, the emphasis was on abolishing the caste structure and providing equal opportunities to all, butstrong limitations still exist in the country’s occupational structure as shown by Reddy (2015). Withinthe same period, the country has experienced a substantial increase in income ...
Learn about ancient Mesopotamia's social structure and class system from the ancient world. Discover how Mesopotamia functioned as a thriving...
In Ancient Rome, the plebeians lived in the country and the patricians lived in the city. According to Rome as a World of Power, “Patricians, for the most part, lived in the city; and their property was protected by the city walls. But the homes of the plebeians were generally in...
However, imagery of social structure and social change lies at the very heart of the social sciences and humanities. In today's social and cultural theory, schol- ars have turned their focus increasingly to the action of individuals or non- human actors rather than those foundational images...
However Mahatma Gandhi conceded only one defect in the functioning caste system of his day and that was untouchability. Tagore felt that vadic caste had promoted social integration, but over time caste had mutated into a structure of rigid, immutable gradations segregating entire categories of the...
Some of the roots lie in the structure and nature of Indian civilization which has different religions, multi-racial, multi-lingual, multi-castes and multi-regional. A society divided on these grounds helps the development of communal organizations. It may be emphasised that the financial...
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Rural communities retain elements of ancient political structure. The smallest unit is themudi(house), which consists of a family or group of families from the same bloodline living in a collection ofrondavels. Themudiis under the authority of amukoma, the father of themudi’smost significant...
Located in what is now Tunisia, ancient Carthage was a major Phoenician metropolis. Starting in the ninth century BCE and ending in 146 BCE, it was a prominent maritime and trade center in the Mediterranean. Click for PDF and Google Slides worksheets.