Social Mobility In Kerala: Modernity And Identity In Conflict

Essential reading for Indianists and those engaged in the comparative study of modernity, be they anthropologists, historians, or sociologists - Ethnos This comprehensive ethnographic study by two social anthropologists of a community in the southern Indian state of Kerala provides a deep understanding of Keralite society, setting it within a complex analytical framework that goes far beyond most previous literature on the area. - International Review of Social History