Caste, class and power [electronic resource] : changing patterns of stratification in a Tanjore village / André Béteille
- Author
- Béteille, André
- Published
- New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations, maps
Access Online
- Oxford scholarship online: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.The Village: Its Physical Structure -- 3.The Caste Structure -- 4.Economic Organisation and Social Class -- 5.The Distribution of Power -- 6.Conclusion: Caste, Class and Power.
- Summary
- Béteille examines the relations between 3 fundamental aspects of social stratification, providing a method for describing and analysing variation in stratification systems. The epilogue surveys the changing fortunes of village studies in India.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780199081080 (ebook)
- Note
- Previous ed.: 1996.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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