Nepal’s Dalits in Transition - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9937624363 ISBN 13 : 9789937624367

Editeur : Vajra Publications, 2024

Synopsis

For too long Nepal’s Dalits have been marginalized, not just socially, economically, and politically, but from academic accounts of Nepalese society as well. This volume forms part of a welcome new trend, the emergence of Dalit Studies in Nepal, led by a new generation of Dalit scholars. It covers a wide range of issues concerning Nepal’s Dalits and offers a snapshot of the advances that they have made―in education, in politics, in the bureaucracy, economically, and in everyday relations. At the same time the book documents the continuing material disadvantage, inequality, discrimination, both direct and indirect, and consequent mental suffering that Dalits have to face. It also touches on the struggles, hopes, and dilemmas of Dalit activists as they seek to bring about a new social order and a relatively more egalitarian society. Nepal’s Dalits in Transition will be essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present, or future of social change in Nepal.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Gellner was Head of the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography from 2009-2012 and again from 2016-2018. His doctoral research (1982-4) was on the Vajrayana Buddhism of the Newars and on Newar social organization, in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. He has carried out fieldwork in Nepal on many subsequent occasions, broadening his interests to include politics and ethnicity, healers, mediums, and popular approaches to misfortune, religious change, and activism of all sorts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vajra Publications
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9937624363
• ISBN 13: 9789937624367
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Gellner David
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• Personne responsable: non disponible