Caste and power: An ethnography in West Bengal, India
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Caste and power : An ethnography in West Bengal, India. / Roy, Dayabati.
In: Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 46, No. 4, 04.11.2011, p. 947-974.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Caste and power
T2 - An ethnography in West Bengal, India
AU - Roy, Dayabati
PY - 2011/11/4
Y1 - 2011/11/4
N2 - This paper explores the institution of caste and its operation in a micro-level village setting of West Bengal, an Indian state, where state politics at grass roots level is vibrant with functioning local self-government and entrenched political parties. This ethnographic study reveals that caste relations and caste identities have overarching dimensions in the day-to-day politics of the study villages. Though caste almost ceases to operate in relation to strict religious strictures, under economic compulsion the division of labour largely coincides with caste division. In the cultural–ideological field, the concept of caste-hierarchy seems to continue as an influencing factor, even in the operation of leftist politics.
AB - This paper explores the institution of caste and its operation in a micro-level village setting of West Bengal, an Indian state, where state politics at grass roots level is vibrant with functioning local self-government and entrenched political parties. This ethnographic study reveals that caste relations and caste identities have overarching dimensions in the day-to-day politics of the study villages. Though caste almost ceases to operate in relation to strict religious strictures, under economic compulsion the division of labour largely coincides with caste division. In the cultural–ideological field, the concept of caste-hierarchy seems to continue as an influencing factor, even in the operation of leftist politics.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
M3 - Journal article
VL - 46
SP - 947
EP - 974
JO - Modern Asian Studies
JF - Modern Asian Studies
SN - 0026-749X
IS - 4
ER -
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