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The Politics of Caste in West Bengal

Kenneth Bo Nielsen

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This volume offers for the first time a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the making and maintenance of a modern caste society in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal in India. Drawing on cutting-edge multidisciplinary scholarship, it explains why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of and scholarship on West Bengal, and how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region until today. The essays presented here dispel the myth that caste does not matter in Bengali society and politics, and make possible meaningful comparisons and contrasts with other regions in South Asia.

The work will interest scholars and researchers in sociology, social anthropology, politics, modern Indian history and cultural studies.

Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall

Release: October 05, 2015

ISBN: 1138921483

ISBN 13: 9781138921481

The Politics of Caste in West Bengal

Kenneth Bo Nielsen

0/5 ( ratings)

This volume offers for the first time a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the making and maintenance of a modern caste society in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal in India. Drawing on cutting-edge multidisciplinary scholarship, it explains why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of and scholarship on West Bengal, and how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region until today. The essays presented here dispel the myth that caste does not matter in Bengali society and politics, and make possible meaningful comparisons and contrasts with other regions in South Asia.

The work will interest scholars and researchers in sociology, social anthropology, politics, modern Indian history and cultural studies.

Pages: 272

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall

Release: October 05, 2015

ISBN: 1138921483

ISBN 13: 9781138921481

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