Caste as a Form of Social Inequality
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1st ed.
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ISBN
9789381293638
Length
viii+296p., Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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Caste has long existed in India, but in the modern period it has been severely criticized by both Indian and foreign observers. Although some educated Indians tell non-Indians that caste has been abolished or that no one pays attention to caste anymore, such statements do not reflect reality. Caste has undergone significant change since independence, but it still involved hundreds of millions of people. In its preamble, India's constitution forbids negative ...