Caste in History

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-806678-1
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 208 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Part of the prestigious Themes in Indian History series
Seminal writings on caste
Comprehensive view from 17th century to present times
Interdisciplinary approach

This volume, a part of the prestigious Themes in Indian History series, brings together the work of distinguished scholars on the analyzing caste and related socio-cultural processes. There are anthropological and ethnological collections on the issue of caste but this volume through a collection of seminal essays brings together the much-needed historical perspective on the issue.
A comprehensive introduction sets the tone for the consideration of the questions of caste. Beginning with the period of the coming of the Portuguese to India, the collection of essays considers caste in medieval and modern times. It brings together the ethno-sociological categories of study such as the census and village-community with the political and the historical-colonialism, nationality, and state-formation. The question is approached from both the macro-perspective considering prominent leaders, the national movement, and British imperialism as well as through micro-studies of specific communities and their practices. These wide-ranging topics are divided in four subsequent sections- Caste and Colonialism, Caste in Practice, Caste and Politics, and Caste in Everyday Life - the questions are considered from these various dimensions. Eminent contributors like Bernard Cohn, Frank Conlon, Eleanor Zelliot, Shail Mayaram, Shekhar Bandopadhyay's works feature in this volume along with several other equally incisive and readable essays. This volume will be indispensable for any collection or consideration related to the issue of caste.

Zielgruppe

Scholars, teachers, and students of history, sociology and anthropology and those interested in the study of caste in precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Banerjee-Dube, Ishita

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Questions of Caste, Ishita Banerjee-Dube Caste and Colonialism
1.: Caste and the British Merchant Government, 1639-1749, Patrick A. Roche;
2.: The Census, Social Stratification and Objectification in South Asia, Bernard S. Cohn; Excerpt from Caste and British Rule by G. S. Ghurye;
3.: Between Number and Knowledge: Career of Caste in Colonial Census, Padmanabh Samarendra; Excerpt from From Village to Community by Richard Saumarez Smith; Excerpt from Caste and Nationality by H. H. Risley;
Caste in Practice4.: The Birth of a Jati, Frank F. Conlon; Excerpt from The Northern Nadars of Tamil Nadu by Denis Templeman;
5.: Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Caste Differences in Entrepreneurial Style, Raymond Lee Owens and Ashis Nandy;
6.: The Shudra Right to Rule: Caste, Clan, Community and State, Shail Mayaram;
7.: The Mukkuvars of Kanyakumari: On the Margins of Caste Society, Kalpana Ram;
Caste and Politics8.: Securing the Rural Citizen: The Anti Kallar Movement of 1896, Anand Pandian;
9.: Phule and the Inversion of Brahman Myths, Rosalind O'Hanlon;
10.: . Social Mobility in Colonial Bengal: The Namasudras, Sekhar Bandyopadhyay;
11.: Gandhi and Ambedkar: A Study in Leadership, Eleanor Zelliot; Excerpt from Rise of Dalits and the Renewed Debate on Caste by Rajni Kothari;
12.: Is India Becoming More Democratic?, Ashutosh Varshney;
bCaste in Everyday Life13.: . Higher Castes and Lower Castes in Karani, Viramma, Josian Racine and Jean-Luc Racine;
14.: Religious Hymns, Vasant Moon;
15.: Childhood Formations, Kancha Ilaiah; Excerpt from The Ex-Untouchables of Post-Independence Punjaby by Mark Juergensmeyer;
16.: Authority and Discrimination in Everyday Life, Saurabh Dube

Über Autor(innen)

edited by Ishita Banerjee-Dube, Professor, Centre for Asian and African Studies, El Ciolegio de México

Contributors:
Ishita Banerjee-Dube, Associate Professor, Centre for Asian and African Studies, El Ciolegio de México; Bernard S. Cohn, (Late) Professor Emeritus in Anthropology, University of Chicago; G. S. Ghurye, (Late) Head, Department of Sociology, Bombay University; Padmanabh Samarendra, Reader, Department of Dalit and Minority Studies, Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi; Richard Saumarz Smith, Associate Professor of Anthropology, American University of Beirut;; H. H. Risley, British colonial administrator and Director, Ethnographic Survey of India in the 20th century; Frank F. Conlon, Professor of History and South Asian Studies and Director, South Asia Center, University of Washington, Seattle; Dennis Templeman, Professor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Morris; Ashis Nandy, Professor, Centre for Studies in Developing Societies, Delhi; Shail Mayaram Visiting Senior Fellow, Centre for Studies in Developing Societies, Delhi;; Kalpana Ram, Head, Department of Anthropology, Macquarie University, Sydney; Anand Pandian, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and Asian Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Rosalind O'Hanlon, Professor of Indian History and Culture, St. Cross College, University of Oxford; Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Professor of History, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Eleanor Zelliot, Professor Emeritus of History, Carleton College;; Ashutosh Varshney, Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Jean-Luc Racine, Director, Centre for the Study of India and South Asia, Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris; Kancha Ilaiah, Chairman, Department of Political Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad; Mark Juergensmeyer, Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies and Director, Orfalea Center for Global Studies, University of California, Sta. Barbara; Saurabh Dube, Professior of History, Centre for Asian and African Studies, El Colegio de México