The No Nonsense Guide to Caste, Class and Hierarchies (No-nonsense Guides)

by JeremySeabrook (Author)

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  2002

  $3.25

  After nearly two centuries of industrialization, social relationships still tend to be defined by whether you are an owner, a manager or a shop-floor worker. In older but less industrialized societies, notably India, the caste system defines inherited and fixed positions in society. In totalitarian regimes, a hierarchical structure is created through party allegiance and bureaucratic or military rank.