469625

9780691088952

Castes of Mind Colonialism and the Making of Modern India

Castes of Mind Colonialism and the Making of Modern India
$42.23
$3.95 Shipping
  • Condition: New
  • Provider: LightningBooks Contact
  • Provider Rating:
    85%
  • Ships From: Multiple Locations
  • Shipping: Standard, Expedited (tracking available)
  • Comments: Fast shipping! All orders include delivery confirmation.

seal  
$19.45
$3.95 Shipping
List Price
$29.95
Discount
35% Off
You Save
$10.50

  • Condition: Good
  • Provider: 369pyramidinc Contact
  • Provider Rating:
    75%
  • Ships From: Multiple Locations
  • Shipping: Standard
  • Comments: First Paperback Edition. When thinking of India, it is hard not to think of caste. In academic and common parlance alike, caste has become a central symbol for India, marking it as fundamentally different from other places while expressing its essence. Nicholas Dirks argues that caste is, in fact, neither an unchanged survival of ancient India nor a single system that reflects a core cultural value. Rather than a basic expression of Indian tradition, caste is a...

seal  

Ask the provider about this item.

Most renters respond to questions in 48 hours or less.
The response will be emailed to you.
Cancel
  • ISBN-13: 9780691088952
  • ISBN: 0691088950
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

AUTHOR

Dirks, Nicholas B.

SUMMARY

Nicholas B. Dirks is Franz Boas Professor of History and Anthropology at Columbia University. He is the author of The Hollow Crown: Ethnohistory of an Indian Kingdom and the editor of Colonialism and Culture and In Near Ruins. He has taught at the University of Michigan, the California Institute of Technology, and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris.Dirks, Nicholas B. is the author of 'Castes of Mind Colonialism and the Making of Modern India', published 2001 under ISBN 9780691088952 and ISBN 0691088950.

[read more]

Questions about purchases?

You can find lots of answers to common customer questions in our FAQs

View a detailed breakdown of our shipping prices

Learn about our return policy

Still need help? Feel free to contact us

View college textbooks by subject
and top textbooks for college

The ValoreBooks Guarantee

The ValoreBooks Guarantee

With our dedicated customer support team, you can rest easy knowing that we're doing everything we can to save you time, money, and stress.