Dalit women : vanguard of an alternative politics in India
Contributor(s): Anandhi, S. [ed.] | Kapadia, Karin [ed.].
Publisher: London Routledge 2017Description: xvii, 350p.ISBN: 9781138098442.Subject(s): Dalit women | Dalits -- Political activityDDC classification: 305.5688 | D159 Summary: Through its investigation of the underlying political economy of gender, caste and class in India, this book shows how changing historical geographies are shaping the subjectivities of Dalits across India in ways that are neither fixed nor predictable. It brings together ethnographies from across India to explore caste politics, Dalit feminism and patriarchy, religion, economics and the continued socio-economic and political marginalisation of Dalits. With contributions from major academics this is an indispensable book for researchers, teachers and students working on new political expressions, gender identities, social inequalities and the continuing use of the notion of ‘caste’ identity in the oppression of subalterns in contemporary India. It will be essential reading in the disciplines of politics, gender, social exclusion studies, sociology and social anthropology.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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P K Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | General Stacks | 305.5688 D159 (Browse shelf) | Checked out to Suchitra Mathur (E0495700) | 24/08/2020 | A185266 |
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| 305.568 Se55s Social exclusion | 305.5680954 F848v Varna | 305.5680954 K897E EQUALITY THROUGH RESERVATIONS | 305.5688 D159 Dalit women | 305.5688 G959g The gender of caste | 305.5688 T39d Dalits in India | 305.5688 UN8S UNTOUCHABILITY IN RURAL INDIA |
Through its investigation of the underlying political economy of gender, caste and class in India, this book shows how changing historical geographies are shaping the subjectivities of Dalits across India in ways that are neither fixed nor predictable. It brings together ethnographies from across India to explore caste politics, Dalit feminism and patriarchy, religion, economics and the continued socio-economic and political marginalisation of Dalits.
With contributions from major academics this is an indispensable book for researchers, teachers and students working on new political expressions, gender identities, social inequalities and the continuing use of the notion of ‘caste’ identity in the oppression of subalterns in contemporary India. It will be essential reading in the disciplines of politics, gender, social exclusion studies, sociology and social anthropology.
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