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Culturalization of Caste in India : Identity and Inequality in a Multicultural Age, Hardcover by Natrajan, Balmurli, ISBN 0415779979, ISBN-13 9780415779975, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In India, caste groups ensure their durability in an era of multiculturalism by officially representing caste as cultural difference or ethnicity rather than unequal descent-based relations. Challenging dominant social theories of caste, this book addresses questions of how caste survives the system that gave rise to it and adapts to new demands of capitalism and democracy.

Culturalization of Caste in India : Identity and Inequality in a Multicultural Age, Hardcover by Natrajan, Balmurli, ISBN 0415779979, ISBN-13 9780415779975, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In India, caste groups ensure their durability in an era of multiculturalism by officially representing caste as cultural difference or ethnicity rather than unequal descent-based relations. Challenging dominant social theories of caste, this book addresses questions of how caste survives the system that gave rise to it and adapts to new demands of capitalism and democracy.