Articles by J N Sinha

then adopts the view that Islam had already been 'modernising' Indonesia. The meaning of this notion is unclear (except to form the basis of a particular patriotic myth). And of course 'modernisation' is itself a concept that has no place in Caldwell's overall approach. The chapter on the Indonesian Revolution is rather orthodox and the section on the Sukarno period, despite its wealth of detail, does not fundamentally provide a new perspective.

Female Work Participation A Comment J N Sinha portion of gross cropped area under paddy was more in districts with a larger percentage of land under litigation. Land under tenancy was more in districts with more land under irriga- tion and paddy cultivation. The percentage of Scheduled Castes in the population, workers, and agricultural labourers, was more in districts where a larger percentage of the gross cropped area was under paddy. It was also noticed that the percentage of Scheduled Castes among the agricultural labourers was disproportionately more than their percentage in the population in the districts with a larger percentage of cropped area under paddy. It was also noticed that the percentage of workers in the population and the percentage of cultivators among the workers were lower in districts with a larger proportion of land under paddy. On the other hand, the percentage of agricultural labourers among the workers was more in districts with a larger percentage of cropped area under paddy.