Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 124 mm x 183 mm, Gewicht: 227 g
Oxford India Short Introductions
Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 124 mm x 183 mm, Gewicht: 227 g
Reihe: Oxford India Short Introductions Series
ISBN: 978-0-19-809593-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
political parties, and more recently, middle-class activism. Assertion has raised political consciousness, enabled greater political participation, but not unity, and often led to violent caste atrocities against Dalits, particularly by the backward castes, in many states/regions.
The nature and form of Dalit assertion has been a source of considerable controversy. While scholars have held that it has led to social deepening of democracy; questions have been raised about its role in empowering Dalits. This Short Introduction argues that the Dalit movement is in a phase of transition in which it has been able to question, with some degree of success, but not overcome upper caste domination and oppression and introduce transformation. While highlighting the achievements of
Dalit assertion, this work also discusses its weaknesses, limitations, and possibilities.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde