Curious Trajectory of Caste in West Bengal Politics

• Utgivningsdatum: 2023-09-29
• Mått: 152 x 228 x 17 mm
• Vikt: 417 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Serie: Studies in Critical Social Sciences
• Antal sidor: 312
• Förlag: Haymarket Books
• ISBN: 9798888900123

• Kolonialism och imperialism
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• Etnicitet

Ayan Guha, Ph.D is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. He is also currently associated with the York Centre for Asian Research, York University, Toronto as an External Research Associate. He has published extensively on caste and dalit politics.

"Through meticulous research and balanced analysis, this book critically examines Bengal's claim to caste exceptionalism. It is the most analytically sound and theoretically grounded book on the subject that I have read in recent years. Everyone interested in the sociology and politics of caste in Bengal must read it."—Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, Emeritus Professor of History, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand"This book is an important contribution to the burgeoning literature on caste in contemporary West Bengal, a state long considered as 'exceptional' for being caste-blind and not having an overtly castebrutal society. The book will remain a valuable testimony of a time when dalit politics is torn between callings of radical autonomy and conquests of Hindutva hegemony."—Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya, Professor, Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India"Ayan Guha has written an important and insightful book elucidating the complex trajectories of caste practice, politics and consciousness in West Bengal. Compelling reading for those interested in caste, representation and politics in India."—Hugo Gorringe, Senior Lecturer of Sociology and Co-director, Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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