Government of IndiaCaste in India its Nature, Function and Origins
Author: Hutton, J.H.
Keywords: History of caste system in India
Publisher: Oxford University Press,London
Description: This book by J H Hutton is a detailed presentation of castes in India. The book consists of four parts and twelve chapters. The author has presented an introductory account of castes relating to Southern, Western, Central, Eastern, and Northern India in the first chapter. Meanwhile, the second part of this book deals with the structure, sanctions, and functions of caste in India. Part III is concerned with the analogous institutions of castes outside the subcontinent of India. It also has a chapter on the traditional origin of caste system in India as well as its implications. This work on castes by Hutton provides a clear understanding of the caste system and the several factors behind its emergence.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: E-Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Hutton, J.H. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-25T12:55:35Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-25T12:55:35Z |
| dc.description | This book by J H Hutton is a detailed presentation of castes in India. The book consists of four parts and twelve chapters. The author has presented an introductory account of castes relating to Southern, Western, Central, Eastern, and Northern India in the first chapter. Meanwhile, the second part of this book deals with the structure, sanctions, and functions of caste in India. Part III is concerned with the analogous institutions of castes outside the subcontinent of India. It also has a chapter on the traditional origin of caste system in India as well as its implications. This work on castes by Hutton provides a clear understanding of the caste system and the several factors behind its emergence. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | xvi, 323 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Oxford University Press,London |
| dc.subject | History of caste system in India |
| dc.type | E-Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1969 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-012014 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Hutton, J.H. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-25T12:55:35Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-25T12:55:35Z |
| dc.description | This book by J H Hutton is a detailed presentation of castes in India. The book consists of four parts and twelve chapters. The author has presented an introductory account of castes relating to Southern, Western, Central, Eastern, and Northern India in the first chapter. Meanwhile, the second part of this book deals with the structure, sanctions, and functions of caste in India. Part III is concerned with the analogous institutions of castes outside the subcontinent of India. It also has a chapter on the traditional origin of caste system in India as well as its implications. This work on castes by Hutton provides a clear understanding of the caste system and the several factors behind its emergence. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | xvi, 323 p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | Oxford University Press,London |
| dc.subject | History of caste system in India |
| dc.type | E-Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1969 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-012014 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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