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100			_aShah Ghanshyam
245			_aCaste & Democratic Politics in India _cGhanshyam Shah _hEnglish
260			_aNew Delhi _bOrient Blackswan Pvt Ltd _c2017
300			_avii-440p. ; _bsoft bound _c14*21.5 cm
505			_a1. 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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