Hierarchy and Its Discontents : : Culture and the Politics of Consciousness in Caste Society / / Steven M. Parish.
The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society--but how does it affect its participants?
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016] ©1996 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (270 p.) :; 2 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Culture and Its Critique
- Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes
- Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy
- Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as “Other”
- Chapter 4. Ambivalences
- Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life
- Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture
- Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness
- Postscript: The Problem of Power
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index