{"product_id":"caste-marriage-and-inequality-studies-from-north-and-south-india","title":"CASTE, MARRIAGE AND INEQUALITY Studies from North and South India","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pauline Kolenda\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788170337997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01-12-2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 480\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCASTE, MARRIAGE AND INEQUALITY: Studies from North and South India\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of fourteen ethnographic papers by Pauline Kolenda, written between 1976 and 2001. The papers present an insightful analysis of caste, marriage, and inequality, based on Kolenda's extensive fieldwork across various regions of India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into several parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I\u003c\/strong\u003e: Focuses on Khalapur, a village in western Uttar Pradesh, where Kolenda conducted her first fieldwork in 1954. Papers here cover topics such as the experiences of \u003cem\u003euntouchable\u003c\/em\u003e Sweepers, including the practice of mandatory levirate, the humor of Sweeper men, changes in caste discourse, and a significant decline in child mortality over decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e: Explores Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu, where Kolenda carried out fieldwork from 1967 to 1997. The papers discuss the changing social structure of Smartha Brahmans, their loss of elite status, the impact of secular education, and their migration patterns. One paper also examines land circulation among various caste communities in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III\u003c\/strong\u003e: Presents a study on joint families in rural Rajasthan based on fieldwork in the 1960s and '70s, supported by Census data from 1961.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV\u003c\/strong\u003e: Compares the image of \"woman\" in weddings in Khalapur and Kanyakumari, and also contrasts sibling relationships across north, central, and south India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reflects on caste in India in the mid-1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart VI\u003c\/strong\u003e: Contains papers on inequality, with one comparing inequality in India and the USA, and another examining the scapegoating of \u003cem\u003euntouchables\u003c\/em\u003e in scholarly discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection provides a rich, multi-faceted view of Indian society, particularly in terms of caste dynamics, gender roles, and the sociocultural transformations within different Indian communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving the Levirate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Untouchable’ Chuhras Through their Humor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMicro-Ideology and Micro-Utopia in Khalapur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFewer Deaths, Fewer Births\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemories of a Brahman Agraharam in Travancore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Tamil Brahman Family as Affected by Out-Migration and Modern Occupations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrandsons of the Shastrigals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFoxes, Lions and Bears\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Joint Family Household in Rural Rajasthan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWoman as Tribute, Woman as Flower\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSibling Relations and Marriage Practices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaste in India Since Independence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Should We Think About Inequality? Or No Tears for Losers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemonizing Dalits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePauline Kolenda\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emerita Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston and a Visiting Scholar in Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. With extensive fieldwork experience in North, Central, and South India, she has made significant contributions to the study of caste, marriage, and inequality in Indian society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50019328098608,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_9788170337997","price":972.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/51b-xmPoMjL.jpg?v=1756392938","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/caste-marriage-and-inequality-studies-from-north-and-south-india","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}