Dalit Politics in Contemporary India

ISBN-13: 9780815393023 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 294 str.

Sambaiah Gundimeda

Opis

This book is a ground-breaking intervention on Dalit politics in India. It challenges the dominant understanding of Dalit mobilisations for political power, social equality and justice. Drawing on extensive field research, the book traces the emergence of Dalit consciousness and its different strands in north and south India from colonial to contemporary times.

Spis treści

Abbreviations. List of figures. List of maps. List of tables. Glossary. Acknowledgements. Prologue. Introduction  Part I: Uttar Pradesh  1. Making Claims for Power: Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh, 1919-1967  2. Mobilising for Power: The Emergence of the BSP and Dalit Politics in UP, 1970-1990  3. The Bahujan Samaj Party: Social Justice and Political Practices Part II: Andhra Pradesh  4. Making Claims for Social Equality and Political Representation: Dalit Activism in Telugu Country, 1917–1950  5. From Demanding Social Equality to a Quest for Power: Dalit Politics in AP, 1950–1990  6. Social Justice and Sub–Classification of Dalit Representation: The Dandora Debate in AP in the 1990s  Conclusion. Bibliography

O autorze

Sambaiah Gundimeda is at the School of Policy and Governance, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India.