Untouchable citizens: Dalit movements and democratization in Tamil Nadu/
Hugo Gorringe
- SAGE, 2004.
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- For Our Readers -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Series Editors' Note -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Untouchability Undone? -- 1. Mapping the Movement: Introducing the Liberation Panthers -- 2. Democracy, Demonstrations and Disorder: Social Mobilisation and Socio-Political Change -- 3. Victimisation, Violence and Valour: The Context of Dalit Activism in Tamil Nadu -- 4. Costs, Coercion and Caste: The Material Context of Dalit Protest -- 5. Identity, Space and Power: The Spatial Bases and Practices of the DPI -- 6. Dalit Women and Dalit Movements: Agency, Autonomy and Activism -- 7. Leaders and Leadership: Movement Organisation and Membership Debates -- 8. The Move to Politics: The Institutional Self-Transformation of the Liberation Panthers -- 9. 'Voting for Ourselves': Dalit Politics and the 1999 Elections in Tamil Nadu -- Conclusion: Critical Citizens-The Liberation Panthers and Democratisation in India -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.