Background
Kolenda, Pauline M. was born on February 4, 1928 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Daughter of Robert Fulton and Mary Paulina Moller.
(It is often assumed that the caste system in South Asia h...)
It is often assumed that the caste system in South Asia has faded away. Yet it is indeed unlikely that a social structure organizing the political, economic, and ritual life of a people for over one thousand years could be totally expunged within a few decades. In this brief, cogent, and clear presentation, caste is first considered as a system of descent-groups. Then the traditional caste system is analyzed, the evidence for its decline discussed, and the characteristics of the emerging new caste system examined.
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researcher anthropology educator
Kolenda, Pauline M. was born on February 4, 1928 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Daughter of Robert Fulton and Mary Paulina Moller.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1955.
Instructor University Arizona, Tucson, 1959-1961. Assistant professor Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1961-1962. Associate professor University Houston, 1963-1969, professor, 1969-1999.
Adjunct professor University Texas, Austin, 1985-1999. Visiting scholar University California, Berkeley, since 1999. Visiting professor, University Texas, 1983, University California Berkeley, 1981.
(It is often assumed that the caste system in South Asia h...)
Married Konstantin Kolenda, June 9, 1962 (deceased December 6, 1991). 1 child: Christopher George.