Rank and Rivalry: The Politics of Inequality in Rural West Bengal - Couverture rigide

Davis, Marvin G.

 
9780521246576: Rank and Rivalry: The Politics of Inequality in Rural West Bengal
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521246571 ISBN 13 : 9780521246576
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1983

Synopsis

Anthropological enquiry is best done by attending equally to both social and cultural material. This is the view propounded here by Marvin Davis, who uses such an holistic approach to develop an original perspective on hierarchy and politics in rural Bengal. In the first part of the book, Professor Davis describes the indigenous theory of rank held by Hindus in rural West Bengal and shows that the premise of inequality is a central organising principle of their entire society and cosmos. In the second part, he shows that the Bengali preoccupation with rank generates frequent political rivalries at each level of rural social organisation. His book will interest all anthropologists and other social scientists concerned with the social and political organization of rural India. In addition, his explication of the links between ideology and social structure, often viewed in isolation from each other, makes the book an important contribution to anthropological theory and method.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Anthropological enquiry is best done by attending equally to both social and cultural material. This is the view propounded here by Marvin Davis, who uses such an holistic approach to develop an original perspective on hierarchy and politics in rural Bengal. In the first part of the book, Professor Davis describes the indigenous theory of rank held by Hindus in rural West Bengal and shows that the premise of inequality is a central organising principle of their entire society and cosmos. In the second part, he shows that the Bengali preoccupation with rank generates frequent political rivalries at each level of rural social organisation. His book will interest all anthropologists and other social scientists concerned with the social and political organization of rural India. In addition, his explication of the links between ideology and social structure, often viewed in isolation from each other, makes the book an important contribution to anthropological theory and method.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1983
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521246571
ISBN 13 
9780521246576
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780521288804: Rank and Rivalry: The Politics of Inequality in Rural West Bengal

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521288800 ISBN 13 :  9780521288804
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009
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