The Politics of Social Theory: A Critical Analysis of the Caste-Modernity Paradigm (original) (raw)

2018, Doing Theory; Locations, Hierarchies and Disjunctions. (eds) Maitrayee Chaudhuri and Manish Thakur. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan

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This paper critiques the relationship between caste and modernity in India, arguing that the dominant understanding of this relationship has often framed them as antagonistic. By engaging with post-colonial theory and the critiques of scholars like Vivek Chibber, it explores the historical trajectory of caste's evolution during colonial rule and the post-independence period. The analysis aims to elucidate how caste functions within contemporary Indian society and the implications for understanding social dynamics amidst capitalist and colonial influences.

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Upadhya C. (2007). The idea of Indian society: G. S Ghurye and the making of Indian Sociology. In Uberoi, Patricia Nandini Sundar, and Satish Deshpande (Eds.), Anthropology in the East (p. 245). Ranikhet: Permanent Black. Permanent Black.

Upadhya C. (2007). The idea of Indian society: G. S Ghurye and the making of Indian Sociology. In Uberoi, Patricia Nandini Sundar, and Satish Deshpande (Eds.), Anthropology in the East (p. 245). Ranikhet: Permanent Black. Permanent Black.

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