The caste of merit : engineering education in India / Ajantha Subramanian.
The caste of merit : engineering education in India / Ajantha Subramanian.
The caste of merit : engineering education in India / Ajantha Subramanian.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.
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G 2019/5888
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English
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374 pages ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The colonial career of technical knowledge -- Building the IITs -- Challenging hierarchies of value in Madras -- IIT Madras's 1960s generation -- Testing merit -- Contesting reservations -- Brand IIT.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2019.
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Just as those who have been least disadvantaged by their racial identity often announce that Americans live in a post-racial era, those who have historically benefited from their caste affiliation rush to declare that India is a post-caste nation. In The Caste of Merit, Ajantha Subramanian addresses the controversial relationships between technical...
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The caste of merit : engineering education in India / Ajantha Subramanian.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/5888
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74VKawpmpbxZ
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0674987888 hardcover
9780674987883 hardcover
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305.51220954
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991024280919802626
