Hierarchy and Its Discontents : Culture and the Politics of Consciousness in Caste Society /
The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society--but how does it affect its participants?
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia, Pa. :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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