Caste

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-808936-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 180 mm, Gewicht: 181 g

Reihe: Oxford India Short Introductions Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jodhka

Jodhka, Surinder S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines

Über Autor(innen)

Surinder S. Jodhka is Professor of Sociology and Chair, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.