Ramnarayan S. Rawat , K. Satyanarayana

Dalit Studies

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ISBN 13:: 9780822361329
author:: Ramnarayan S. Rawat , K. Satyanarayana
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Duke University Press Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 312
Dimensions:: 15.2 x 1.8 x 22.6 cm
Genre:: History, Countries & Regions, Asia, Ramnarayan S. Rawat, K. Satyanarayana,Dalit Studies,Duke University Press Books,0822361329,Regional History,History,History - General History,History: World,Caste - India,Dalits - India,Society, Politics & Philosop
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Dalit Studies challenges dominant narratives in Indian historiography by exploring the strategies used to marginalize Dalits and the ways they have shaped emancipatory politics. This collection assesses the benefits of colonial modernity, focusing on humiliation, dignity, and spatial exclusion, and examines the complex interplay between caste, class, and identity. Contributors from diverse backgrounds offer insights into Dalit activism in social and religious spheres, as well as the struggle to reconcile caste and class. They also highlight the ongoing destructiveness of caste identity and the efforts of Dalit writers to challenge dominant constructions of citizenship. By recovering the long history of Dalit struggles against caste violence, exclusion, and discrimination, this book outlines a new agenda for the study of India. Through its diverse perspectives, Dalit Studies offers a significant reconsideration of many core assumptions in Indian academia, providing a nuanced understanding of the complex social dynamics at play in modern India.

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