"Beyond Caste" traces the many changes South Asian society through the centuries and shows how 'caste' should be understood as a politically inflected and complex form of ethnic stratification that persisted across religious affiliations.
Beyond caste: identity and power in South Asia, past and present
โ Scribed by Guha, Sumit
- Publisher
- Brill
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 256
- Series
- Brill's indological library volume 44
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Subjects
Castas--Asia del Sur--Historia;Poder (Ciencias sociales)--Asia del Sur--Historia;Castas -- Asia del Sur -- Historia;Poder (Ciencias sociales) -- Asia del Sur -- Historia
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