Castes of Mind
Subtitle: Colonialism and the Making of Modern India.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780691088952
Subjects: History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Social & cultural anthropology; Social classes; World - Post-Colonial Studies; History; Asia - India; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; India; Anthropology - Cultural; Anthropology; Postcolonial Studies; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Anthropology - General; British occupation, 1765-1947; Caste
First sentence: When thinking of India it is hard not to think of caste.
Description: This volume traces the caste system from the medieval kingdoms of southern India through early colonial archives to the 20th century. It surveys the rise of caste politics and how caste-based movements have threatened nationalist consensus.