Caste & Democratic Politics in India Ghanshyam Shah English

By:

Shah Ghanshyam

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd 2017Description: vii-440p. ; soft bound 14*21.5 cmISBN:

81-7824-095-5

DDC classification:

23 305.51220954 SHA

Contents:

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

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Tetso College Library Political Science	Non-fiction	305.51220954 SHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		12086

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

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