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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dirks, Nicholas B., 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: 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.