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The academic field of Dalit studies is relatively new, emerging since the 1990s in South Asia and in diasporic communities. Dalit intellectuals theorize Indian historiography and social sciences through the lenses of humiliation and dignity, pointing to the painful history of Dalit groups (formerly...

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Other Authors: Satyanarayana, K. (Editor), Rawat, Ramnarayan S. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Dalit
Kaste
Dalits.
Caste.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Sociology and anthropology.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography Mod Social and cultural anthropology, ethnography.
Anthropology.
Castes > Inde.
Caste > India.
Dalits > India.
Indien
India.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The academic field of Dalit studies is relatively new, emerging since the 1990s in South Asia and in diasporic communities. Dalit intellectuals theorize Indian historiography and social sciences through the lenses of humiliation and dignity, pointing to the painful history of Dalit groups (formerly called untouchables) and the contemporary perpetuation of caste inequality. As part of a challenge to high-caste Hindu intelligentsia with privileged upbringings, DALIT STUDIES includes a high proportion of Dalit scholars from non-elite social and institutional backgrounds. Contributors analyze the work of Dalit activists across colonial and postcolonial periods, countering a tradition of viewing them as passive victims and objects of reform.
Physical Description:1 online resource (316 pages).
ISBN:9780822374312
Access:Open Access

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