Orientalism, ideology and identity Examining caste in South Asian archaeology

Journal of Social Archaeology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-252

  Boivin, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

Author keywords

Archaeological theory; Archaeology; Caste; Identity; Material culture; Materiality; Orientalism; Post colonial studies; South Asia; Subaltern studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044449643     PISSN: 14696053     EISSN: 17412951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469605305053368     Document Type: Review

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