| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (369 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Originally published: Untouchable. Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner, 1999. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Untouchability and stratification in Indian civilisation / Shrirama -- Who is a Dalit? / John C.B. Webster -- Colonialism within colonialism : Phule's critique of Brahmin power / Mahesh Gavaskar -- Dalit vision of a just society in India / S.M. Michael -- Ambedkar, Buddhism, and the concept of religion / Timothy Fitzgerald -- The Dalit movement in mainstream sociology / Gopal Guru -- Liberation movements in comparative perspective : Dalit Indians and black Americans / K.P. Singh -- Sociology of India and Hinduism : towards a Method / S. Selvam -- Hinduisation of Adivasis : a case study from South Gujarat / Arjun Patel -- Ambedkar's daughters : a study of Mahar women in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra / Traude Pillai-Vetschera -- The BSP in Uttar Pradesh : whose party is it? / Christophe Jaffrelot -- Ambedkar's interpretation of caste system, its economic consequences and suggested remedies / Sukhadeo Thorat -- Dalits and economic policy : contributions of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar / Gail Omvedt -- Reservation policy and the empowerment of Dalits / P.G. Jogdand -- Scheduled castes, employment, and social mobility / Richard Pais. |
| Summary |
This second, revised and enlarged edition looks back at the aspirations and struggle. of the marginalised Dalit masses and looks forward to a new humanity based on. equality, social justice and human dignity. Within the context of Dalit emancipation, . it explores the social, economic and cultural content of Dalit transformation. in modern India. These articles, by some of the foremost researchers in the field, . are presented in four parts:. Part I deals with the historical material on the origin and development of. untouchability in Indian civilisation. Part II contests mainstream explanations. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Dalits -- Political activity -- India.
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Dalits -- Political activity. |
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India. |
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India -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Michael, S. M. (Sebastian Maria), 1950-
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| Added Title |
Untouchable.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dalits in modern India. 2nd ed. Los Angeles [Calif.] : SAGE Publications, ©2007 9780761935711 0761935711 (DLC) 2007001590 (OCoLC)78072305 |
| ISBN |
9788132101345 (electronic book) |
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8132101340 (electronic book) |
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