Castes of mind : colonialism and the making of modern India /
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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
Ã2001.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; PART ONE: THE "INVENTION" OF CASTE; PART TWO: COLONIZATION OF THE ARCHIVE; PART THREE: THE ETHNOGRAPHIC STATE; PART FOUR: RECASTING INDIA: CASTE, COMMUNITY, AND POLITICS; Notes; Index.