TY  - BOOK
AU  - Omvedt,Gail
TI  - Understanding caste: from Buddha to Ambedkar and beyond 
SN  - 9788125045731 (pbk.) 
U1  - 305.5680954 OMV 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Orient Blackswan
KW  - Caste
KW  - India
KW  - Hinduism and politics
KW  - Buddhism and politics
KW  - Dalits
KW  - Political activity
KW  - india
N1  - 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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