Rövid leírás:
The volume analyses the origins of the concept of ethnicity, explores its relation to idenitfy information and social discourse on it through the exhaustive study of an Indian city. The main contention of the study is to suggest a departure from the definition of ethnic groups as caste or religion based and to widen the discussion to the actual constituents of an ethnic group both in a rural and urban setting.
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Hosszú leírás:
This is a detailed study of ethnicity. The volume analyses the origins of the concept, explores its relation to identity formation and social discourse on it through the exhaustive study of an Indian city. The book attempts to develop a general theory of ethnicity in urban India for Indian sociology. The main contention of the study is to suggest departure from the definition of ethnic group as caste or religion based and to widen the discussion to the actual constituents of an
ethnic group both in a rural and urban setting. The work explores the existing literature on ethnicity and revisits the utility of this enterprise through a demonstration of the multiple character of ethnic groups, providing detailed data and its implication for urban India s social
problems.
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Tartalomjegyzék:
Foreword by André Béteille
Introduction
1. The City in its Setting
2. Region and Language
3. Religion, Sect, and Caste
4. Education and Occupation
5. Politics
6. Conclusions: Social Identities
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Bibliography
