{"product_id":"aspects-of-caste-in-south-india-ceylon-and-north-west-pakistan-paperback-9780521096645","title":"Aspects of Caste in South India, Ceylon and North-West Pakistan (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521096645","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAspects of Caste in South India, Ceylon and North-West Pakistan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book endeavours to test two opposing arguments about the meaning of the term caste.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eE. R. Leach (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521096645, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 1971\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen this book was originally published in paperback in 1971, one of the most hotly debated themes in Indian sociology was the meaning of the term caste. At one extreme Professor Dumont argued caste is an aspect of Hinduism that cannot be isolated from its religious matrix; on the other, certain American-trained sociologists represented the caste order as a specially rigid form of social class hierarchy. Aspects of Caste endeavoured to test these two hypotheses against the data. The first paper, by E. Kathleen Gough, describes the caste order of a village in Tanjore that corresponds closely to Dumont's ideal type. The second paper, by Michael Banks, relates to a Jaffna Tamil community in Northern Ceylon. Nur Yalman's paper describes a Buddhist Sinhalese community in Central Ceylon. Fredrik Barth's study of Swat in Northwestern Pakistan exhibits an even more divergent case. Edmund Leach's introductory essay discusses the general theoretical issues raised by these examples and their importance for an understanding of social issues in South Asia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributors to this issue\u003cbr\u003e Note on the spelling of caste names\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: what should we mean by caste? E. R. Leach\u003cbr\u003e Caste in a Tanjore village E. Kathleen Gough\u003cbr\u003e Caste in Jaffna Michael Banks\u003cbr\u003e The flexibility of caste principles in a Kandyan community Nur Yalman\u003cbr\u003e The system of social stratification in Swat, North Pakistan Fredrik Barth\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Map 1: General map showing the location of Tanjore, Jaffna, 'Terutenne' and Swat\u003cbr\u003e Map 2: Map of Tanjore district\u003cbr\u003e Map 3: Sketch-map of Kumbapettai\u003cbr\u003e Map 4: Map of Ceylon\u003cbr\u003e Fig. 1: Kinship diagram: the Potters of Terutenne\u003cbr\u003e Fig. 2: Castes and occupations in Worejo\u003cbr\u003e Fig. 3: The organization of agricultural activities in Swat: services and renumeration\u003cbr\u003e Fig. 4: The caste composition of four Swat villages\u003cbr\u003e Fig. 5: The hierarchy of castes in Swat.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006386393368,"sku":"9780521096645","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521096645i_a69330b0-28d3-493a-bb9d-e71b98d611d2.jpg?v=1694970602","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aspects-of-caste-in-south-india-ceylon-and-north-west-pakistan-paperback-9780521096645","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}