Hierarchy and Its Discontents: Culture and the Politics of Consciousness in Caste Society [Paperback]

Steven M. Parish (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1996

The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society—but how does it affect its participants?

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The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society—but how does it affect its participants?

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"The book is an insightful and sensitive account of the psychological life-world of caste. Its principal strength is the way in which Parrish celebrates the multiplicities and ambiguities of experience of everyday life in caste society. His account strikes a responsive chord. . . . It makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of caste in Nepal as well as to expanding ethnography beyond monolithic truths."—Social Anthropology

Product Details

Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press (May 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812215516
ISBN-13: 978-0812215519
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,057,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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