SAST 380 - Society & Politics in India

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Frankel. This course analyzes the changing relations between social dominance and state power from the time of colonial rule. Special emphasis is placed on ways in which the historical-social context of India at Independence shaped the democratic institutions introduced, and reciprocally, how social hierarchy and preferences for group rights have been affected by egalitarian and liberal principles of governance. Within this analytical framework, religion, caste, class and ethnicity are examined as process and as social formation leading to the emergence of new identities and conflicting ideas of political community associated with them.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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