The Resource Caste in question : identity or hierarchy?, edited by Dipankar Gupta
Caste in question : identity or hierarchy?, edited by Dipankar Gupta
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- Summary
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- In Indian context
- "This important volume provides an alternative perspective on caste. It demonstrates that the traditional view of caste -- as a single hierarchy, with Brahmins at the top and the untouchable castes at the bottom -- is no longer valid. From politics to gender to economic interaction, the contributors reveal how the erstwhile single, pure hierarchical order is constantly being questioned and weakened. The essays in this volume argue for a different conceptualisation of caste -- one that would take into account the need for caste assertion and dignity as well as notions of hierarchy. The contributors show that while pride in one's caste identity is an important feature of the caste order, this is not incompatible with contesting notions of hierarchy. Caste is now better seen in terms, first, of discrete identities and then in terms of multiple and contesting hierarchies. Using contemporary experiences, this exciting volume reflects on received wisdom concerning theories of caste and provides an entirely fresh perspective."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxi, 255 pages).
- Contents
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- Cover; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: The certitudes of caste: When identity trumps hierarchy; 1
- Caste panchayats and the policing of marriage in Haryana: Enforcing kinship and territorial exogamy; 2
- 'We (Yadavs) are a caste of politicians': Caste and modern politics in a north Indian town; 3
- Jains, caste and hierarchy in north Gujarat; 4
- Hierarchy, difference and the caste system: A study of rural Bihar; 5
- Replication or dissent? Culture and institutions among 'Untouchable' Scheduled Castes in Karnataka
- Isbn
- 9788132103455
- Label
- Caste in question : identity or hierarchy?
- Title
- Caste in question
- Title remainder
- identity or hierarchy?
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Dipankar Gupta
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- In Indian context
- "This important volume provides an alternative perspective on caste. It demonstrates that the traditional view of caste -- as a single hierarchy, with Brahmins at the top and the untouchable castes at the bottom -- is no longer valid. From politics to gender to economic interaction, the contributors reveal how the erstwhile single, pure hierarchical order is constantly being questioned and weakened. The essays in this volume argue for a different conceptualisation of caste -- one that would take into account the need for caste assertion and dignity as well as notions of hierarchy. The contributors show that while pride in one's caste identity is an important feature of the caste order, this is not incompatible with contesting notions of hierarchy. Caste is now better seen in terms, first, of discrete identities and then in terms of multiple and contesting hierarchies. Using contemporary experiences, this exciting volume reflects on received wisdom concerning theories of caste and provides an entirely fresh perspective."--Provided by publisher
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Dewey number
- 305.5/122
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HT713
- LC item number
- .C37 2004eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Gupta, Dipankar
- Series statement
- Contributions to Indian sociology
- Series volume
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Caste
- Social classes
- Group identity
- Social structure
- Social stratification
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Caste
- Group identity
- Social classes
- Social stratification
- Social structure
- India
- Kaste
- Aufsatzsammlung
- Indien
- Label
- Caste in question : identity or hierarchy?, edited by Dipankar Gupta
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: The certitudes of caste: When identity trumps hierarchy; 1 -- Caste panchayats and the policing of marriage in Haryana: Enforcing kinship and territorial exogamy; 2 -- 'We (Yadavs) are a caste of politicians': Caste and modern politics in a north Indian town; 3 -- Jains, caste and hierarchy in north Gujarat; 4 -- Hierarchy, difference and the caste system: A study of rural Bihar; 5 -- Replication or dissent? Culture and institutions among 'Untouchable' Scheduled Castes in Karnataka
- Control code
- 554575323
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxi, 255 pages).
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9788132103455
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)554575323
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- Caste in question : identity or hierarchy?, edited by Dipankar Gupta
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction: The certitudes of caste: When identity trumps hierarchy; 1 -- Caste panchayats and the policing of marriage in Haryana: Enforcing kinship and territorial exogamy; 2 -- 'We (Yadavs) are a caste of politicians': Caste and modern politics in a north Indian town; 3 -- Jains, caste and hierarchy in north Gujarat; 4 -- Hierarchy, difference and the caste system: A study of rural Bihar; 5 -- Replication or dissent? Culture and institutions among 'Untouchable' Scheduled Castes in Karnataka
- Control code
- 554575323
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxi, 255 pages).
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9788132103455
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)554575323
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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