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Hierarchy and Its Discontents : Culture and the Politics of Consciousness in Caste Society / Steven M. Parish.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©1996Edition: Reprint 2016Description: 1 online resource (270 p.) : 2 mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780812233131
  • 9781512805437
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.5122095496 21
LOC classification:
  • DS493.9.N4
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Culture and Its Critique -- Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes -- Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy -- Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as “Other” -- Chapter 4. Ambivalences -- Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life -- Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture -- Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness -- Postscript: The Problem of Power -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index
Summary: The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society--but how does it affect its participants?
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Culture and Its Critique -- Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes -- Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy -- Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as “Other” -- Chapter 4. Ambivalences -- Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life -- Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture -- Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness -- Postscript: The Problem of Power -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index

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The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society--but how does it affect its participants?

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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