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Shah Ghanshyam

Caste & Democratic Politics in India English Ghanshyam Shah - New Delhi Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd 2017 - vii-440p. ; soft bound 14*21.5 cm

1. Introduction: Caste and Democratic Politics
PART 1 THE MEANING OF CASTE: Introduction
2. Features of the Caste System
3. Heriarchy: The Theory of the 'Varna'
4. Caste Must Go On
5. Caste in India
6. Ran-Manohar Lohhia on Caste in Indian Politics
7. Caste; Class and Property Relations
PART II THE DIFFUSION OF POWER: Introduction,
8. The Transformation of Authority in Rural India
9. Caste and Class: Social Reality and Political Representations
10. Federating for Political Interests: The Kshatriyas of Gukarat
PART III CASTE AND POLITICAL PROCESSES: Introduction
11. Pragmatic Progressives in Regional Politics: The Case of Devraj Urs
12. The BJP and Backward Castes in Gujarat
13. New Phase in Backward Caste Politics in Bihar, 1990-2000
Dalit Assertion Through Electoral Politics
PART IV CASTE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION: Introduction
15. Social Backwardness and the Politics of Reservations
16. The Anti-Caste Movement and the Discourse of Power
Appendix to Chapter 16,
Notes
Select Bibliography



ISBN: 81-7824-095-5

Dewey Class. No.: 305.51220954 / SHA