Автор: Ornit Shani Название: Communalism, caste and hindu nationalism ISBN: 0521683696 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521683692 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4156 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Belligerent Hindu nationalism, accompanied by recurring communal violence between Hindus and Muslims, has become a compelling force in Indian politics over the last two decades. Ornit Shani's book examines the rise of Hindu nationalism, asking why distinct groups of Hindus, deeply divided by caste, mobilised on the basis of unitary Hindu nationalism, and why the Hindu nationalist rhetoric about the threat of the impoverished Muslim minority was so persuasive to the Hindu majority. Using evidence from communal violence in Gujarat, Shani argues that the growth of communalism was not simply a result of Hindu-Muslim antagonisms, but was driven by intensifying tensions among Hindus, nurtured by changes in the relations between castes and associated state policies. These, in turn, were frequently displaced onto Muslims, thus enabling caste conflicts to develop and deepen communal rivalries. The book offers a challenge to previous scholarship on the rise of communalism, which will be welcomed by students and professionals.
Автор: Rosalind O`Hanlon Название: Caste, Conflict and Ideology ISBN: 0521523087 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521523080 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 8495 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The nineteenth century saw the beginning of a violent and controversial movement of protest amongst western India’s low and untouchable castes, aimed at the effects of their lowly position within the Hindu caste hierarchy. The leaders of this movement were convinced that religious hierarchies had combined with the effects of British colonial rule to produce inequality and injustice in many fields, from religion to politics and education. This study concentrates on the first leader of this movement, Mahatma Jotirao Phule. It shows him as its first ideologist, working out a unique brand of radical humanism. It analyses his contribution to one of the most important and neglected social developments in western India in this period - the formation of a new regional identity. This process of identity formation is studied against the background of the earlier history of caste relations in this area of India, and contributes important evidence about the relationship between ritual status and political power.The movement itself provides a fascinating example of early Third World radicalism, illustrating the role of ideology and religion in the struggle against British colonial power.
Автор: Fuller C. J., Narasimhan Haripriya Название: Tamil Brahmans: The Making of a Middle Class Caste ISBN: 022615260X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226152608 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 12251 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A cruise along the streets of Chennai - or Silicon Valley - filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In this book, the author examine one particularly striking group who have taken part in this development.
Описание: This volume offers insights into the current ‘public-square’ debates on Indian Christianity. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork as well as rigorous analyses, it discusses the myriad histories of Christianity in India, its everyday practice and contestations and the process of its indigenisation. It addresses complex and pertinent themes such as Dalit Indian Christianity, diasporic nationalism and conversion. The work will interest scholars and researchers of religious studies, Dalit and subaltern studies, modern Indian history, and politics.
Автор: Mohanty M Название: Class, Caste, Gender ISBN: 0761996435 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780761996439 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 8675 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Contemporary India's political landscape is characterized by a great deal of social upheaval. This is the result of growing democratic consciousness which is increasingly conflicting with the forces of domination, authoritarianism and hegemony. Against this backdrop, this volume provides an understanding of these forces in both historical and analytical terms. In particular, the seminal essays gathered here explore the specificities of the crucial social categories of class, caste and gender, while simultaneously drawing attention to the arenas in which they intersect.
Описание: The phenomenon of caste has probably aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Susan Bayly’s cogent and sophisticated analysis explores the emergence of the ideas, experiences and practices which gave rise to the so-called ‘caste society’ from the pre-colonial period to the end of the twentieth century. Using an historical and anthropological approach, she frames her analysis within the context of India’s dynamic economic and social order, interpreting caste not as an essence of Indian culture and civilization, but rather as a contingent and variable response to the changes that occurred in the subcontinent’s political landscape through the colonial conquest. The idea of caste in relation to Western and Indian ‘orientalist’ thought is also explored.
Once known as "Pariahs," Dalits are primarily descendants of unfree agrarian laborers. They belong to India's most subordinated castes, face overwhelming poverty and discrimination, and provoke public anxiety. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, this book follows the conception and evolution of the "Pariah Problem" in public consciousness in the 1890s. It shows how high-caste landlords, state officials, and well-intentioned missionaries conceived of Dalit oppression, and effectively foreclosed the emergence of substantive solutions to the "Problem"--with consequences that continue to be felt today.
Rupa Viswanath begins with a description of the everyday lives of Dalit laborers in the 1890s and highlights the systematic efforts made by the state and Indian elites to protect Indian slavery from public scrutiny. Protestant missionaries were the first non-Dalits to draw attention to their plight. The missionaries' vision of the Pariahs' suffering as being a result of Hindu religious prejudice, however, obscured the fact that the entire agrarian political-economic system depended on unfree Pariah labor. Both the Indian public and colonial officials came to share a view compatible with missionary explanations, which meant all subsequent welfare efforts directed at Dalits focused on religious and social transformation rather than on structural reform. Methodologically, theoretically, and empirically, this book breaks new ground to demonstrate how events in the early decades of state-sponsored welfare directed at Dalits laid the groundwork for the present day, where the postcolonial state and well-meaning social and religious reformers continue to downplay Dalits' landlessness, violent suppression, and political subordination.
Автор: Dilip M. Menon Название: Caste, Nationalism and Communism in South India ISBN: 0521051959 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521051958 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4156 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In 1957, Kerala became the first region in Asia to elect a communist government parliamentary procedure. Dilip Menon’s book traces the social history of comunism in Malabar, the bastion of the movement, and looks at how the ideology was transformed into a doctrine of caste equality, as national strategies were reshaped by local circumstance and tinged by pragmatism. While existing literature concentrates on the intricacies of party policy, Dilip Menon explores the diversity of political practice within a particular region. He particularly analyses the relationship between landowners and cultivators, demonstrating their economic and cultural interdependence. Inequality and difference were tempered by a perception of shared symbols and values. As the author points out, the success of communism in Kerala lies in its recognition of this fact.
Автор: Jodhka Название: Caste in Contemporary India ISBN: 1138822434 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138822436 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 20873 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Caste is a contested terrain in India?s society and polity. This book explores contemporary realities of caste in rural and urban India. Presenting rich empirical findings across north India, it presents an original perspective on the reasons for the persistence of caste in India today.
Автор: Ghurye G Название: Caste and Race in India: Fifth Edition ISBN: 9386042274 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789386042279 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 3615 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Caste is perhaps the most dominant aspect of Indian society and its study is incomplete without getting into the ramifications of the Hindu caste system. Caste and Race in India, since its first publication in the History of Civilization series, edited by C. K. Ogden in 1932, has remained a basic work for students of Indian sociology and anthropology. Over the years, this book has been highly acclaimed by teachers and reviewers alike, as a sociological classic. The present edition, an expanded version with five new chapters, elaborates on the evolution of sub-castes, and examines caste, sub-caste and kinship. It also presents a provocative and thorough analysis of the relationship between caste and politics by drawing examples from Tamil Nadu as experienced over the years. The concluding chapter is an incisive analysis of Indian society—the author apprehends that India will develop into a plural society and not a casteless one, which was the dream of the architects of her Constitution. Key Feature • Focuses principally on caste • Elaborates on the evolution of sub-castes, and examines caste, sub-caste and kinship. • A provocative and thorough analysis of the relationship between caste and politics by drawing examples from Tamil Nadu as experienced over the years • Caste—whatever it actually is at any given time—is always the momentary outcome of a structured constellation of historical processes. Note: Now this ISBN-9788171542055 has a new identity.
Описание: For thousands of years the untouchables, or Dalits, the people at the bottom of the Hindu caste system, have been treated as subhuman. This book tells the story of the author`s family`s struggle for equality and justice in India. It documents the lives of untouchables - the hunger, the cruel humiliations, the perpetual fear, and the brutal abuse.
Автор: Gupta D Название: Caste in Question ISBN: 0761933247 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780761933243 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 5421 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume offers a new understanding of caste in contemporary India. It argues that the traditional view of caste - as a single hierarchy, with Brahmans at the
top and the untouchable castes at the bottom - is no longer valid. Based on fieldwork, the articles in this volume prove that ritual dominance does not determine the nature of caste
interactions in any way.
From politics to gender to economic interaction, the single, pure hierarchy is constantly being questioned and weakened. Castes that once had the
status of shudras are now claiming, on occasions, a position superior to Brahmans and Kshatriyas; agrarian castes - such as Jats, Ahirs and Gujars - are at the political forefront, taking
caste identities outside the village; the once passive untouchable castes are now aggressive and militant, and aware of their rights in a democratic society. This exciting collection of
original articles demonstrates how caste identity today challenges the outdated notion of a single, all-encompassing hierarchy, within which each caste co-exists peacefully.
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