Hierarchy and its discontents: culture and the politics of consciousness in caste society/ Steven M. Parish.
Material type: 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: 306Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 306 PAR/H (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P04420 |
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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