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020 _a9788125045731
040 _cPB
082 _a305.56 OMV
100 _aOmvedt Gale
245 _aUnderstanding caste :
_b from Buddha to Ambedkar and beyond /
_cGail Omvedt
260 _aHyderabad :
_bOrient Blackswan,
_c2012.
300 _avii, 124 p. :
365 _b Rs. 195
505 _aContents: 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.
650 _aCaste - India
650 _a Hinduism & Politics - India
650 _aBuddhism & Politics -India
650 _aDalits - Political Activity - india
700 _a
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_cBK
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