Andre Beteille

Caste, Class and Power

Changing Patterns of Stratification in a Tanjore Village

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an unusual description of contemporary change in a traditional society reacting to outside pressures through an intensive study of changing patterns of stratification in a multi-caste village in Tamil Nadu. A new Introduction by Christopher J. Fuller situates the book in the context of development of social anthropology and its relevance to the current context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 137mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 204g
• ISBN-13: 9780198077435
• ISBN-10: 0198077432
• Artikelnr.: 35560863

Autorenporträt

André Béteille, FBA, is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Delhi and National Research Professor.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The Village: Its Physical Structure
3. The Caste Structure
4. Economic Organization and Social Class
5. The Distribution of Power
6. Conclusion: Caste, Class, and Power
References
Epilogue: Village Studies in Retrospect
Appendix 1: The Social Organization of Temples
Appendix II: Tribulations of Field Work
Index