Routledge - The Culturalization of Caste in India Book

Explore the complex evolution of social structures in modern India with this academic work from the Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series. This book examines how caste groups maintain their presence in a multicultural era by framing themselves through cultural difference and ethnicity rather than through traditional descent-based relations. By challenging established social theories, the text investigates how caste adapts to the modern demands of democracy and capitalism. The research is built on original fieldwork, providing a deep look at how a new grammar of caste revitalizes these groups as cultural communities. This study is essential for those studying how identity and inequality function within a changing social landscape. Whether you are a student or a researcher, this book offers a detailed perspective on how traditional systems survive and transform in a contemporary world.