Claiming Power from Below: Dalits and the Subaltern Question in India - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195693043 ISBN 13 : 9780195693041

Editeur : OUP India, 2008

Synopsis

This volume investigates issues like identity politics, culture and literature, gender, education and oppression. In interrogating power in this way, the volume seeks to recover the histories and voices of those from below.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Together with its companion, Speaking Truth to Power, this volume explores various issues such as social hierarchy and reform, the role of religion, the idea of resistance, the functionality of the continued use of the term, 'Dalit', and the scope of current and future Dalit literature. This book investigates a wide variety of issues related to the Dalit politics and literature. Using case studies from different regions and sectors, this volume investigates issues concerning Dalit politics and literature.

Revue de presse

Balanced and complete. The variety of perspectives and approaches, as well as the broad scope of subject matter, reflect the extremely high level of complexity of the issues surrounding caste, class, and power in the Indian subcontinent. (International Law and Politics)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP India
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195693043
• ISBN 13: 9780195693041
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Éditeur: Bhagavan Manu, Feldhaus Anne
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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