Caste, society and politics in India from the eighteenth century to the modern age

By:

Bayly Susan

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999Description: 421p xviISBN:

9780521264341
9780521678612

Subject(s):

1. Sociology - Caste - India - 18th Century - History2. History - India - 19th Century3. History - India - 20th Century

DDC classification:

305.500000 BAY

Contents:

Contents 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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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	Library Compactors	305.5 BAY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16345

Contents
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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