Castes of Mind : Colonialism and the Making of Modern India /

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When thinking of India, it is hard not to think of caste. In academic and common parlance alike, caste has become a central symbol for India, marking it as fundamentally different from other places while expressing its essence. Nicholas Dirks argues that caste is, in fact, neither an unchanged survi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dirks, Nicholas B., 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kolonialisme.
Kastenstelsel.
Kaste
Kolonialismus
Social classes.
Caste.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Classes sociales > Inde.
Castes > Inde.
Social classes > India.
Caste > India.
Grossbritannien
Indien
India.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When thinking of India, it is hard not to think of caste. In academic and common parlance alike, caste has become a central symbol for India, marking it as fundamentally different from other places while expressing its essence. Nicholas Dirks argues that caste is, in fact, neither an unchanged survival of ancient India nor a single system that reflects a core cultural value. Rather than a basic expression of Indian tradition, caste is a modern phenomenon--the product of a concrete historical encounter between India and British colonial rule. Dirks does not contend that caste was invented by th.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (392 pages).
ISBN:9781400840946

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