Surinder S. Jodhka

Gebundenes Buch

Caste in Contemporary India

Beschreibung

Caste is a contested terrain in India's society and polity. This book explores contemporary realities of caste in rural and urban India. Presenting rich empirical findings across north India, it presents an original perspective on the reasons for the persistence of caste in India today.

Autor

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge India
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9781138822436
• ISBN-10: 1138822434
• Artikelnr.: 41023890

Rezensionen

"Studies of caste in India were frequent and quite comprehensive in the earliest research conducted by social scientists. However, those studies were flawed and somewhat biased. Jodhka's insightful and thorough work on this important topic brings everything up to date. This is a powerful and important investigation based on solid empirical research. ... For advanced students of South Asia and educated general readers. Summing Up: Essential. Most levels/libraries." - J.J. Preston, Sonoma State University, in CHOICE, September 2015