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Hierarchy and its discontents: culture and the politics of consciousness in caste society/ Steven M. Parish.

By: Parish,Steven MMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996Description: 270 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780812215519Subject(s): Newar (Nepalese people)--Social life and customs | Nepal--Bhaktapur | Social conditions | Caste | HinduismDDC classification: 306

Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Culture and Its Critique -- Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes -- Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy -- Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as "Other" -- Chapter 4. Ambivalences -- Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life -- Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture -- Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness -- Postscript: The Problem of Power -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	306 PAR/H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P04420

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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface and Acknowledgments --
Introduction: Culture and Its Critique --
Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes --
Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy --
Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as "Other" --
Chapter 4. Ambivalences --
Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life --
Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture --
Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness --
Postscript: The Problem of Power --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Name Index --
Subject Index

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