Caste in Life: Experiencing Inequalities brings together nineteen stories of real-life experiences of caste-based social practices in India. This book does not seek to complement the mountains of existing literature on the subject, which has already been studied from all conceivable angles. Instead, it engages with caste as a subjective category of how it is lived and experienced. Some of the contributors are internationally known scholars of caste as an academic ...
Cultural Diversity and Social Discontent: Anthropological Studies on Contemporary India
The Oxford in India Readings in Sociology and social Anthropology comprises a set of volumes, each on an important theme or sub-area within these disciplines. Along with authoritative introductions and sectional prefaces, each book brings together key essays that apprise readers of the current debates and developments within the area concerned, with specific reference to India. The volume act both as introductions to sociology and social anthropology and as ...
