Caste, society and politics in India from the eighteenth century to the modern age / Susan Bayly
1999, 1st pbk. ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #442278
ISBN: 0521798426
Physical description: xi, 421 pages. Contents: Map 1. The break-up of the Mughal empire, c. 1766 -- Map 2. British India, 1858-1947 -- Map 3. India after Independence, 1956-1987 -- 1. Historical origins of a 'caste society' -- 2. The 'Brahman Raj': kings and service people c. 1700-1830 -- 3. Western 'orientalists' and the colonial perception of caste -- 4. Caste and the modern nation: incubus or essence? -- 5. The everyday experience of caste in colonial India -- 6. Caste debate and the emergence of Gandhian nationalism -- 7. State policy and 'reservations': the politicisation of caste-based social welfare schemes -- 8. Caste in the everyday life of independent India -- 9. 'Caste wars' and the mandate of violence. Subjects: Caste, society and politics in India from the eighteenth century to the modern age. Social classes India. India History 18th century, 20th century,19th century.
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