Caste and Race in India

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Popular Prakashan, 1969 - Social Science - 504 pages
Caste and Race in India Caste is perhaps the most dominant aspect of Indian society and Its study is incomplete without getting into the ramifications of the Hindu caste system. Caste and Race in India, since its first publication in the History of Civilization series, edited by C. K Ogden in 1932, has remained a basic work for students of Indian sociology and anthropology. Over the years, this book has been highly acclaimed by teachers and revlewers alike, asa sociological classic.
 

Contents

Features of the Caste System
1
Nature of CasteGroups
31
Caste Through the AgesI
43
Caste Through the AgesII
75
Race and Caste
114
Elements of Caste Outside India
141
Origins of the Caste System
162
Fusion or Fission?
182
Caste During the British Rule
270
The Scheduled Castes
306
General
337
Caste and Politics in Tamil Nadu
355
A Casteless Society or a Plural Society?
404
Appendices A to G
461
Bibliography
469
Index
477

Caste SubCaste and Kin
212

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About the author (1969)

G. S. Ghurye was Professor Emeritus, University of Mumbai. A brilliant scholar in Sanskrit, Indology, anthropology and history, he is known for his invaluable and original contributions to sociological literature on a wide range of subjects pertaining both to India and other countries.

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