ISBN:
9789383166060
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 278 S.
,
Kt.
,
24 cm
DDC:
305.894/8110548208622
Keywords:
Brahmans Social conditions
;
Brahmans Social conditions
;
India
;
Tamil Nadu
;
Caste
;
Caste India
;
Tamil Nadu
;
Middle class
;
Middle class India
;
Tamil Nadu
;
Social history
;
Tamil (Indic people) Social conditions
;
Tamil (Indic people) Social conditions
;
India
;
Tamil Nadu
;
Tamil Nadu (India) Social conditions
;
India
;
Tamil Nadu
;
Tamil Nadu
;
Brahmanen
;
Kaste
;
Sozialgeschichte
Description / Table of Contents:
IntroductionThe village: caste, land, and emigration to the city -- Education and employment in the colonial period -- Education and employment after independence -- The changing position of women -- Urban ways of life -- Religion, music, and dance -- Tamil brahmans as a middle-class caste.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index
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