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Caste by Ursula Sharma (1999, Paperback) 
Caste by Ursula Sharma (1999, Paperback)

 
Caste by Ursula Sharma (1999, Paperback)

Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 1999-06-01
Series: Concepts in the Social Sciences
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0335197175
ISBN-13: 9780335197170
Product ID: EPID675941
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Publication Date:1999-06-01
Series:Concepts in the Social Sciences

Size
Length:105 pages
Height:8.8 in
Width:5.5 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:5.6 oz

Publisher's Note
". . . skillfully alerts readers to the mutability and complexity of caste, never losing sight of the general conceptual issues at stake . . . easily the best introduction for social scientists . . ."
Mike Savage, University of Manchester

"An excellent book . . . erudite and historically sensitive . . ."
Bhikhu Parekh, University of Hull

* Is caste unique to India - or can the concept be applied elsewhere?

* How have essentialist views of caste affected the way in which it is studied?

* How does caste relate to other dimensions of difference and inequality such as class and ethnicity?

This lively and accessible text examines the concept of caste, noting its origin in orientalist descriptions of Indian society, and showing how it made its way into social scientific discourse as a tool for the comparative analysis of social stratification. It reviews social scientists' accounts of caste in contemporary India, discussing the theoretical assumptions underlying such descriptions. The author takes issue with the view of caste which regards it as specific to Hindu India and makes a case for a comparative sociology concerned with social processes. Such a sociology is important and indeed necessary if we are to understand the ways in which social inequality and cultural difference are organized in contemporary societies. The book represents a key text for students of comparative sociology and social anthropology, as well as those studying ethnicity, cultural difference and social and cultural change, religious studies, and others with an interest in Asian studies.

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