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Panthers in parliament : Dalits, caste, and political power in South India / Hugo Gorringe.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: ‎424 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199468157
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 323.3293095482 GOR 022081
Summary: In this ethnographic account of Dalit politics in Tamil Nadu, the author discusses how caste considerations inform and underpin politics in the state. With its micro-empirical focus on the journey of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (Liberation Panthers Party) in Tamil Nadu, it also explores diverse dimensions of mobilisation and ways in which contentious politics alters political regimes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this ethnographic account of Dalit politics in Tamil Nadu, the author discusses how caste considerations inform and underpin politics in the state. With its micro-empirical focus on the journey of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (Liberation Panthers Party) in Tamil Nadu, it also explores diverse dimensions of mobilisation and ways in which contentious politics alters political regimes.

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