Research on Kerala
Richard W. Franke
Professor of Anthropology
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, New Jersey 07043
Tel: 973-655-4133
FAX: 973-655-7031
e-mail
franker@mail.montclair.edu
My most recent research has centered on the radical development
experiment taking place in Kerala State, India. Through village
research in 1986-87, and several subsequent shorter trips, I have
produced a number of publications, some of which are listed below.
I welcome communication with other researchers and students who are
interested in Kerala or the theoretical issues of inequality and development,
democratic participation, land reform, radical movements, or related issues.
Books on Kerala
Franke, Richard W. and Barbara H. Chasin. 1994. Kerala: Radical
Reform as development in an Indian
state. 2nd edition. Oakland, California: Food First.
Order for $9.95 from Subterranean Company, P. O. Box 160, 265 South 5th
Street, Monroe, Oregon 97456. Tel. 800-274-7826.
Order the Indian edition from Promilla & Co., Publishers, 'Sonali,'
C-127, Sarvodaya Enclave, New Delhi 110 017. FAX [91-11] 685-
3894.
ISBN 81-85002-42-8. Rs 140.
Table of Contents
Franke, Richard W. 1993. Life Is a Little Better: Redistribution as a
development strategy in Nadur village Kerala. 1996 updated
edition available from Promilla & Co. (See above). $13.50.
Table of Contents
Thomas Isaac, T. M., Richard W. Franke, and Pyaralal Raghavan. 1998.
Democracy at Work in an Indian Industrial Cooperative: The Story of
Kerala Dinesh Beedi. Ithaca, New York:
Cornell University Press. Table of Contents
Reviews
Kerala Bibliographies
You can view an
extensive recent bibliogrpahy of resources on Kerala by clicking
here. I also maintain a
1999 update . I welcome your comments and,
of course, suggestions for additional sources.
Kerala Links
Lots of information about Kerala can be obtained from the various
Kerala home pages now on the web. They are
also a great way to make the acquaintance of Kerala intellectuals.
The Quiet Revolution Video
I was the anthropological consultant to the video:
The Quiet Revolution: Kerala. 1994. [The Ernakulam District
Total Literacy Programme in Kavalam Village.] Available from The Rodale
Institute, 611 Seigfriedale Rd., Kutztown, PA 19530
or World Neighbors, 4127 NW 122 St., Oklahoma City, OK 73120,
Tel. 1-800-232-6387.
This 30 minute video is excellent for classroom use.
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