Castes of Mind

by Nicholas B. Dirks · first published 2001

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  1. Thomas Piketty French economist (born 1971)

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    One of five picks in the 2020 Five Books interview “The best books on Historical Change and Economic Ideology”.

    Listed in the source as “Castes of Mind: Colonialism and the Making of Modern India”.

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