Caste and power
An ethnography in West Bengal, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3665971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dayabati Roy (University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 947-974 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x11000680 |
| OpenAlex | W2143853624 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper explores the institution of caste and its operation in a micro-level village setting of West Bengal, an Indian state, where state politics at grass roots level is vibrant with functioning local self-government and entrenched political parties. This ethnographic study reveals that caste relations and caste identities have overarching dimensions in the day-to-day politics of the study villages. Though caste almost ceases to operate in relation to strict religious strictures, under economic compulsion the division of labour largely coincides with caste division. In the cultural-ideological field, the concept of caste-hierarchy seems to continue as an influencing factor, even in the operation of leftist politics
Archaeology · BENGAL · Caste · Ethnography · Geography · Hierarchy · Hinduism · Ideology · Left-wing politics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · State (computer science · West bengal · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Religious studies · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |