The comparison of civilizations: Louis Dumont on India and the west

International Sociology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 474-486

  Madan, T N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

Author keywords

Caste; Economic ideology; Hierarchy equality; Holism individualism; Property; Religious values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035540123     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026858001016003014     Document Type: Review

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