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Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age

Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age

Bayly, Susan
Johnson, Gordon
Bayly, Christopher Alan

Hardcover

Series: New Cambridge History of India

Indian & South Asian HistoryPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 0521264340
ISBN13: 9780521264341
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jul 15 1999
Pages: 444
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.31 Width: 6.35 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life. This volume explores the emergence of ideas and practices that gave rise to the so-called caste-society. Using a historical and anthropological approach, the author frames her analysis in the context of India's economic and social order, interpreting caste as a contingent and variable response to changes in India's political landscape through the colonial conquest. The book's wide-ranging analysis offers one of the most powerful statements ever written on caste in South Asia.

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