Modernity and tradition in a global era: the reinvention of caste in India

Purpose - this paper aims to explore the re-interpretation and justification of caste in India in the face of modernising influences and the efforts of legislators to disassemble its structures and traditions.Approach - the concepts of de-traditionalisation and governmentality are deployed to illumi...

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Main Authors: Pick, David, Dayaram, Kandy
Format: Journal Article
Published: Emerald 2006
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Online Access:http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/01443330610680380
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7049