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Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India

Book Description
In this book Rosa Maria Perez presents fieldwork done on the Vankar, a caste of Untouchable weavers in Gujurat. The ethnographic data, collected over two visits spanning over four years, has led her to a re-evaluation of the traditional approach that focused on the singularity and also the rigidity of caste in Indian society. Louis Dumont's Homo Hierarchicus has had a significant impact on anthr... More
Book Information
PublisherChronicle Books
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages234
ISBN-108180280144
ISBN-13978-8180280146
Publication Date01/2004
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About Rosa Maria Perez (Author) : Rosa Maria Perez is a published author. A published credit of Rosa Maria Perez is Kings and Untouchables: A Study of the Caste System in Western India.
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