Caste, Society and Politics in India from the 18th Century to the Modern Age
Material type: TextSeries: The new Cambridge history of India IV | The evolution of contemporary South AsiaPublication details: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001Description: xi,421pISBN: 9780521798426Subject(s): Castes -- India | Social classes -- India | India -- History -- 18th centuryDDC classification: 305.51220954Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 305.51220954 BAY/C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 050986 |
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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