01191nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_159778 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 43 305.5122 B359 Bayly, Susan Caste, society and politics in India from the eighteenth century to the modern age Susan Bayly New York Cambridge University Press 1999 The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life. This volume explores the emergence of ideas and practices that gave rise to the so-called "caste-society." Using a historical and anthropological approach, the author frames her analysis in the context of India's economic and social order, interpreting caste as a contingent and variable response to changes in India's political landscape through the colonial conquest. The book's wide-ranging analysis offers one of the most powerful statements ever written on caste in South Asia Caste,Ấn Độ India,Lịch sử Nguyên Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ