Ghurye, G. S.

Caste and race in India / G.S. Ghurye - 5th ed. - Los Angeles: Sage, 2016. - 242, B-4, I-9 p. 24 cm.

"First published in 1932 by Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd"--Title page verso. Second and third editions (1950, 1956) have title: Caste and class in India; 4th edition (1961) has title: Caste, class, and occupation.

Features of the caste system -- Nature of caste-groups -- Caste through the ages I -- Caste through the ages II -- Race and caste -- Elements of caste outside India -- Origins of the caste system -- Caste, sub-caste : fusion or fission? -- Caste, sub-caste and kin -- Caste during the British rule -- The scheduled castes -- Caste and politics : general -- Caste and politics in Tamil Nadu -- A casteless society or a plural society? -- Appendices A to G.

9789386042279 (paperback : alkaline paper)


Caste--India.
Caste--Political aspects--India.
Caste--India--Tamil Nadu.
Ethnology--India.
Hindus--Social conditions.--India


India--Social conditions.
India--Ethnic relations.
India--Race relations.

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