ABSTRACT

This is Volume I of eighteen in a series on the Sociology of Development. Originally published in 1960,this is a book about caste in a village of Central India and its surrounding region.

part 1|29 pages

The Background

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|13 pages

The Background

chapter 3|6 pages

Caste Membership

part 2|61 pages

Inter-caste Relations

chapter 4|28 pages

Caste and Ritual Status

chapter 5|31 pages

Economic Aspects of Caste

chapter 6|40 pages

Caste and Village Leadership

chapter 7|16 pages

The Village as a Unit

part 3|127 pages

The Constitution of the Caste

chapter 8|33 pages

Internal Structure of the Caste

chapter 9|18 pages

The Place of the Unilineal Descent Group

chapter 10|12 pages

The Pattern of Marriage

chapter 11|37 pages

Interpersonal Relations between Kin

chapter 12|19 pages

Social Control in the Subcaste

chapter 13|6 pages

Conclusion