From hierarchy to ethnicity : (Record no. 27539)
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| fixed length control field | 02040nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781108489904 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 305.51220954 |
| Item number | LEE-H |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Lee, Alexander, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | From hierarchy to ethnicity : |
| Sub Title | the politics of Caste in twentieth-century India / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Alexander Lee. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi, |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press : |
| Year of publication | 2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv;275p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Caste identities have been fundamental in shaping Indian politics, the loyalties, the structure of the party system, and the distribution of public resources. This book explains when and how caste identities became politicized, and how the nature of caste itself changed over time. The way in which caste is understood is dependent on time and place; some understand it as an integrated system based on subtle gradations of hierarchical difference, while others perceive it as a set of bounded groups similar to ethnicities in other countries across the globe. Using a wide range of historical data sources, the book shows how these identities evolved from the colonial period to the present. It describes how uneven economic development shifted the set of groups and regions where caste is important, while the spread of mass politics and the corresponding decline of patrimonial politics led to a decline in the hierarchical nature of the system. While colonial rule established some of the structural conditions of these changes, the enthusiasm with which caste activists responded to these conditions fluctuated from group to group. Even after these changes, the caste system in India differs from ethnic politics in other parts of the world, in ways that reflect its hierarchical history. The theory discussed in this book foregrounds how identity politics can vary not just between countries, but between groups, and how the modern conception of the ethnic group is the product of a long, and highly contingent, historical process"-- |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Politics and government |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Caste |
| General subdivision | Social classes |
| Geographic subdivision | India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 2022-03-15 | 7 | 653.35 | 305.51220954 LEE-H | 52182 | 895.00 | 2022-03-15 | Books |