Caste, Society and Politics in India from the 18th Century to the Modern Age
- New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
- xi,421p.
- The new Cambridge history of India IV The evolution of contemporary South Asia .
Introduction; 1. Historical origins of a 'caste society'; 2. The 'Brahman Raj': kings and service people, c. 1700-1830; 3. Western 'Orientalists and the Colonial perception of caste'; 4. Caste and the modern nation: incubus or essence; 5. The everyday experience of caste in Colonial India; 6. Caste debate and the emergence of Gandhian Nationalism; 7. State policy and 'reservations': the politicization of caste-based social welfare goals; 8. Caste in the everyday life of Independent India; 9. 'Caste wars' and the mandate of violence; Conclusion.
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Castes -- India Social classes -- India. India -- History -- 18th century.