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Caste and democratic politics in India /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Shah, Ghanshyam
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Delhi : Bangalore : Permanent Black ; distributed by Orient Longman, 2002.
Series:Essential writings in politics.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Features of the caste system / G.S. Ghurye
  • Hierarchy : the theory of the 'varna' / Louis Dumont
  • Caste must go / M.K. Gandhi
  • Caste in India / B.R. Ambedkar
  • Ram-Manohar Lohia on caste in Indian politics / D.L. Sheth
  • Caste, class and property relations / B.T. Ranadive
  • The transformation of authority in rural India / Oliver Mendelsohn
  • Caste and class : social reality and political representations / D.L. Sheth
  • Federating for political interests : the Kshatriyas of Gujarat / Rajni Kothari and Rushikesh Maru
  • Pragmatic progressives in regional politics : the case of Devraj Urs / James Manor
  • The BJP and backward castes in Gujarat / Ghanshyam Shah
  • New phase in backward caste politics in Bihar, 1990-2000 / Sanjay Kumar
  • Dalit assertion through electoral politics / Pushpendra
  • Social backwardness and the politics of reservations / Ghanshyam Shah
  • The anti-caste movement and the discourse of power / Gail Omvedt.