Hierarchy and its discontents: culture and the politics of consciousness in caste society/
Steven M. Parish.
- Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996.
- 270 p. ; 24 cm.
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
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Newar (Nepalese people)--Social life and customs Nepal--Bhaktapur Social conditions Caste Hinduism