ISBN:
9781400840946
,
1400840945
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiii, 372 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Dirks, Nicholas B., 1950- Castes of mind
DDC:
305.5
Keywords:
Caste India
;
Social classes India
;
Social classes
;
Caste
;
India History
;
British occupation, 1765-1947
;
Social Science
;
Caste
;
History
;
Social classes
;
Kolonialismus
;
Kaste
;
Kastenstelsel
;
Kolonialisme
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Social Classes
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; General
;
India History
;
British occupation, 1765-1947
;
India
;
India History British occupation, 1765-1947
;
Indien
;
Großbritannien
;
India
;
Electronic books History
Abstract:
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
Note:
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