03831nam 2200541 450 991058458940332120220329190033.01-00-317351-91-003-17351-91-000-40932-5(CKB)4100000011981937(MiAaPQ)EBC6679282(Au-PeEL)EBL6679282(OCoLC)1261366212(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90675(EXLCZ)99410000001198193720220329d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCaste and equality in India a historical anthropology of diverse society and vernacular democracy /Akio TanabeTaylor & Francis2022London, England ;New York, NY :Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,[2021]©20211 online resource (365 pages)Routledge New Horizons in South Asian Studies0-367-75228-X Introduction: Towards a Cultural-Politics of Ethics in Everyday Practice -- Managing Diversities: Frontiers, Forest Communities and Little Kingdoms -- Local Society and Kingship: Reconsidering 'Caste', 'Community' and 'State' -- Early Colonial Transformation: Emergence of Wedged Dichotomies -- Consolidation of Colonial Dichotomy: Political-Economy and Cultural Identity -- Postcolonial Tradition: The Biomoral Universe -- Cash and Faction: 'The Logic of the Fish' in the Political-Economy -- Ritual, History and Identity: Goddess RāmacaṇḍīFestival -- Recast(e)ing Identity: Transformations from Below -- Vernacular Democracy: A Post-postcolonial Transformation -- Conclusion: Beyond the Postcolonial.This book presents an alternative view of caste in Indian society by analysing caste structure and change in local communities in Orissa from historical and anthropological perspectives. Focusing on the agricultural society in the Khurda district of Orissa between the eighteenth century and 2019, the book links discussions on the current transformation of society and politics in India with analyses of long-term historical transformations. The author suggests that, beyond status and power, there is another value which is important in Indian society, namely ontological equality, which functions as the politico-ethical ground for asserting respect and concern for the life of others. The book argues that the value of ontological equality has played an important role in creating and affirming the diverse society which characterises India. It further contends that the movement towards vernacular democracy, which has become conspicuous since the second half of the 1990s, is a historically groundbreaking event which opens a path beyond the postcolonial predicament, supported by the affirmation of diversity by subalterns based on the value of ontological equality. This important contribution to the study of Indian society will be of interest to academics working on the social, political and economic history, sociology, anthropology and political science of South Asia, as well as to those interested in social and political theory.Routledge new horizons in South Asian studies.Social classesIndiaKhurda (India : District)Ethnic relationsKhurda (India : District)HistorycasteequalityIndiaSocial classes307.14120954Tanabe Akio1964-1208577MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910584589403321Caste and equality in India2901296UNINA