Castes of Mind cover

Castes of Mind

by Nicholas B. Dirks

This volume traces the caste system from the medieval kingdoms of southern India through early colonial archives to the 20th century. It surveys the rise of caste politics and how caste-based movements have threatened nationalist consensus.

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