Caste in Contemporary India - 2nd Edition

Taylor & Francis

Caste in Contemporary IndiaAuthor(s): Surinder S. Jodhka\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781138572959, 978-1138572959\nSynopsis\nCaste is a contested terrain in Indias society and polity. This book explores contemporary realities of caste in rural and urban India. It examines questions of untouchability, citizenship, social mobility, democratic politics, corporate hiring and Dalit activism. Using rich empirical evidence from the field across Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and other parts of north India, this volume presents the reasons for the persistence of caste in India from a new perspective. The book offers an original theoretical framework for comparative understandings of the entrenched social differences, discrimination, inequalities, stratification, and the modes and patterns of their reproduction. \n\nThis second edition, with a new Introduction, delves into why caste continues to matter and how cast.