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Dalits in modern India : vision and values /

This second, revised and enlarged edition looks back at the aspirations and struggle. of the marginalised Dalit masses and looks forward to a new humanity based on. equality, social justice and human dignity. Within the context of Dalit emancipation, . it explores the social, economic and cultural c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Michael, S. M. (Sebastian Maria), 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Los Angeles [Calif.] : SAGE Publications, ©2007.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Untouchability and Stratification in Indian Civilisation; Who is a Dalit?; lism within Colonialism: Phule's Critique of Brahmin Power; Dalit Vision of a Just Society in India; Ambedkar, Buddhism and the Concept of Religion; The Dalit Movement in Mainstream Sociology; Liberation Movements in Comparative Perspective: Dalit Indians and Black Americans; Sociology of India and Hinduism: Towards a Method; Hinduisation of Adivasis: A Case Study from South Gujarat; Ambedkar's Daughters: A Study of Mahar Women in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra
  • The BSP in Uttar Pradesh: Whose Party is It?Ambedkar's Interpretation of the Caste System, its Economic Consequences and Suggested Remedies; Dalits and Economic Policy: Contributions of Dr B.R. Ambedkar; Reservation Policy and the Empowerment of Dalits; Scheduled Castes, Employment and Social Mobility; About the Editor and Contributors; Index