Caste, Colonialism and Counter-Modernity Variability Building on comparative institutional analysis

Building on comparative institutional analysis

Anne Vernez Moudon

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Caste, Colonialism and Counter-Modernity Variability Building on comparative institutional analysisOne prevalent socio cultural structure that is peculiar to South Asia is caste, which is broadly understood in socio anthropological terms as an institution of ranked, hereditary and occupational groups. This book discusses the enigmatic persistence of caste in the lives of South Asians as they step into the twenty first century. It investigates the limits of sociological and secular historical analysis of the caste system in South Asia and argues for