Natural Hierarchies
The Historical Sociology of Race and Caste
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Word Count
72,500 words, Guess
Page Count
290 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7609736M
- ISBN-139780631209492
- ISBN-100631209492
- OCLC Control Number43095829
- OCLC Control Numbernaturalhierarchi0000smaj
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number99087488
- Goodreads2649437
- LibraryThing5086288
Classifications
- LCCHT621 .S53 2000
Description
"Natural Hierarchies adopts a highly original approach to trace the emergence and development of social rank in our present-day world. The author draws upon traditional methods used in the social sciences, detailed accounts of historical events in Europe, the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean, and mainland America, to illustrate how meanings of race and caste have been transformed mainly through political struggles, and particularly in the context of colonialism.". "This new analysis looks at ideas of hierarchy in the light of the latest historical, anthropological and sociological evidence to generate understanding of present struggles in race and ethnic relations. It is a well-reasoned account that illuminates the strong historical links between the idea of hierarchy and concepts of race and caste."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
The two passages cited above could be read as summaries of the prevailing approaches to race and caste in sociological theory until quite recently.
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