restructuring class in colonial Punjab
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Malhotra, Anshu
- Publish Year
- 2002
- Shelfmark
- B4034 - B
- Thesaurus
- sociale stratificatie, kolonialisme, geweld, weduwen, huwelijken, huwelijksbetalingen, hindoeïsme, India, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- The book focuses on how the notion of being 'high caste, as it developed and transformed during the colonial period, contributed to the formation of a 'middle class' among the Hindus and the Sikhs in the Punjab. This had an impact on gender relations, as caste was seen as a quality 'attached' to men, making women's relationship to it ambiguous.