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Hierarchy and Its Discontents : Culture and the Politics of Consciousness in Caste Society / Steven M. Parish.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parish, Steven M., Author.
- Series:
- Anniversary Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caste--Nepal--Bhaktapur.
- Caste.
- Hinduism--Nepal--Bhaktapur.
- Hinduism.
- Newar (Nepalese people)--Social life and customs.
- Newar (Nepalese people).
- Bhaktapur (Nepal)--Social conditions.
- Bhaktapur (Nepal).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (270 p.) : 2 maps
- Edition:
- Reprint 2016
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society--but how does it affect its participants?
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Culture and Its Critique
- Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes
- Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy
- Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as “Other”
- Chapter 4. Ambivalences
- Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life
- Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture
- Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness
- Postscript: The Problem of Power
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781512805437
- 1512805432
- OCLC:
- 979905862
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