Parish, Steven M.

Hierarchy and its discontents : culture and the politics of consciousness in caste society by Steven M. Parish. - New Delhi : Oxford, 2008. - 270 p.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Culture and Its Critique
Chapter 1. God-Chariots in a Garden of Castes
Chapter 2. Equality and Hierarchy
Chapter 3. Constructing Hierarchy: India as "Other"
Chapter 4. Ambivalences
Chapter 5. Holism and Necessity: Conflicting Visions of Caste Life
Chapter 6. The Indian Untouchable's Critique of Culture
Conclusion: The Politics of Consciousness
Postscript: The Problem of Power.
Notes
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index

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Social Life and Custom--Nepal.

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