Understanding caste : from Buddha to Ambedkar and beyond / Gail Omvedt.

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Omvedt, Gail

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Orient Blackswan, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xii, 124 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9788125045731 (pbk.)

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305.5680954 OMV 23 007309

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Table of contents

Contents:

Two great traditions of India and the construction of Hinduism -- Before Hinduism : the Buddhist vision -- Before Hinduism : the devotional visions of Bhakti -- Hinduism as Brahman exploitation : Jotiba Phule -- Hindusim as patriarchy : Ramabai, Tarabai and the early feminists -- Hinduism as Aryan conquests : the Dalit radicals of the 1920s -- Hinduism as counter-revolution : B.R. Ambedkar -- Hinduism as Delhi rule : Periyar and the national question -- Independent India : Brahmanic socialism, Brahmanic globalisation -- Hinduism as feudal backwardness : the Dalit Panthers -- The logic of Dalit politics -- The rise of the Bahujan Samaj party -- Conclusion : Sita's curse, Shambuk's silence.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Chennai	305.5680954 OMV 008700 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		008700
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, New Delhi	305.5680954 OMV 008699 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out Not for loan	12/02/2024	008699
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	305.5680954 OMV 007309 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		007309

Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-111) and index.

Two great traditions of India and the construction of Hinduism --
Before Hinduism : the Buddhist vision --
Before Hinduism : the devotional visions of Bhakti --
Hinduism as Brahman exploitation : Jotiba Phule --
Hindusim as patriarchy : Ramabai, Tarabai and the early feminists --
Hinduism as Aryan conquests : the Dalit radicals of the 1920s --
Hinduism as counter-revolution : B.R. Ambedkar --
Hinduism as Delhi rule : Periyar and the national question --
Independent India : Brahmanic socialism, Brahmanic globalisation --
Hinduism as feudal backwardness : the Dalit Panthers --
The logic of Dalit politics --
The rise of the Bahujan Samaj party --
Conclusion : Sita's curse, Shambuk's silence.

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