Dalit identity and politics/
edited by Ghanshyam Shah
- New Delhi: Sage, 2001.
- 363 p. ; 23 cm.
- Cultural subordination and the dalit challenge .
1. Introduction: Dalit Politics / Ghanshyam Shah -- 2. Caste System and Economic Inequality: Economic Theory and Evidence / S. K. Thorat and R. S. Deshpande -- 3. The Structure of South Indian Untouchable Castes: A View / N. Sudhakar Rao -- 4. The Language of Dalit-Bahujan Political Discourse / Gopal Guru -- 5. Dalitism vs Brahmanism: The Epistemological Conflict in History / Kancha Ilaiah -- 6. The Meaning of Ambedkar / Eleanor Zelliot -- 7. Ambedkar and After: The Dalit Movement in India / Gail Omvedt -- 8. The Interface between Ambedkar and the Dalit Cultural Movement in Maharashtra / Gopal Guru -- 9. Dalit Movements and the Search for Identity / Ghanshyam Shah -- 10. Dalit Literature and Dalit Identity / S. P. Punalekar -- 11. Visions, Illusions and Dilemmas of Dalit Christians in India / Lancy Lobo -- 12. From Harijans to Dalits: Identity Formation, Political Consciousness and Electoral Mobilisation of the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh / Sudha Pai. 13. Anatomy of a Dalit Power Player: A Study of Kanshi Ram / Abhay Kumar Dubey -- 14. Dalit Assertion through Electoral Politics / Pushpendra.
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India Dalits--Economic conditions Dalits--Politics and government Dalits--Social conditions