Caste, society and politics in India from the eighteenth century to the modern age
By: Bayly, Susan.
Series: The new Cambridge history of India. / edited by Gordon Johnson ; v. iv.3.Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999Description: xi, 421p.ISBN: 9780521798426.Subject(s): Caste | Social classes | IndiaDDC classification: 305.51220954 | B344c Summary: The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Susan Bayly's cogent and sophisticated analysis explores the emergence of the ideas, experiences and practices which gave rise to the so-called 'caste society' from the pre-colonial period to the end of the twentieth century. Using an historical and anthropological approach, she frames her analysis within the context of India's dynamic economic and social order, interpreting caste not as an essence of Indian culture and civilization, but rather as a contingent and variable response to the changes that occurred in the subcontinent's political landscape through the colonial conquest. The idea of caste in relation to Western and Indian 'orientalist' thought is also explored. A wide-ranging study of caste which covers 350 years from pre-colonial period to present day and offers an historical/anthropological approach to interpretations Interdisciplinary study appealing to students of Indian history, as well as to anthropologists, colonial historians and religious studies students Very accessible and beautifully written| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 305.5122 P886r RESERVATION | 305.5122 Q4I THE INTERPRETATION OF CASTE | 305.5122 R16f FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE 'CASTE' QUESTION BUDDHA IS NOT ENOUGH, AMBEDKAR IS NOT ENOUGH EITHER, MARX IS A MUST | 305.51220954 B344c Caste, society and politics in India from the eighteenth century to the modern age | 305.51220954 C275 Caste in history | 305.51220954 C276h CASTE, HIERARCHY AND INDIVIDUALISM | 305.51220954 D629C CASTES OF MIND |
The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Susan Bayly's cogent and sophisticated analysis explores the emergence of the ideas, experiences and practices which gave rise to the so-called 'caste society' from the pre-colonial period to the end of the twentieth century. Using an historical and anthropological approach, she frames her analysis within the context of India's dynamic economic and social order, interpreting caste not as an essence of Indian culture and civilization, but rather as a contingent and variable response to the changes that occurred in the subcontinent's political landscape through the colonial conquest. The idea of caste in relation to Western and Indian 'orientalist' thought is also explored.
A wide-ranging study of caste which covers 350 years from pre-colonial period to present day and offers an historical/anthropological approach to interpretations
Interdisciplinary study appealing to students of Indian history, as well as to anthropologists, colonial historians and religious studies students
Very accessible and beautifully written
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