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008			130217s2012 ii g 000 0 eng d
020			_a9780198089360
082			_a305.51220954 _bJ587C
100			_aJodhka, Surinder S. _914562
245			_aCaste _cby Surinder S. Jodhka
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford University Press _c2012.
300			_axvii, 201p. _c19 cm.
520			_aThe Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analysis, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate. The highly complex, dynamic, and enduring social reality of caste in India remains an anathema for social theorists. Combining up-to-date research with accessible and systematic exposition, this short introduction provides an exciting synoptic view of all the main aspects and dimensions of caste in India today. Looking at caste as tradition, as a constitutive element in power politics, and its inherent strands of humiliation and contestation in modern times, this book covers the many themes and issues around the lived reality of caste in India. It will prove indispensable for scholars, students, and general readers interested in this all-pervasive element of Indian social life.
650			_aCaste _zIndia _914563
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