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Dalits in the new millennium / edited by Sudha Pai, D. Shyam Babu,Rahul Verma.

Contributor(s): Pai, Sudha [editor] | Babu, D. Shyam [editor] | Verma, Rahul [editor].
Publisher: London: Cambridge University Press, 2023Description: xv, 483p. 23cm.ISBN: 9781009441605.Subject(s): Dalits | Political activity | Social conditions | -- History | Economic conditions | -- IndiaDDC classification: 305.568 Summary: "Dalits in the New Millennium interrogates the major aspects of Dalit experience in multiple spheres and traces how Dalit politics is no longer merely content with desire for social justice but has become more assertive and aspirational in its demands. The volume represents the individual voices of the editors and contributors, who are eminent academics and activists, and situates Dalit life amidst all the major changes that have occurred over the last three decades. It aims to provide a more holistic approach to studying the community's socio-economic and political life in the new millennium and adds to the existing literature on Dalit politics, focusing especially on the changes that are taking place in the realm of electoral politics, popular culture, political economy, ideological worldview, and representation, among others"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Dalits in the New Millennium interrogates the major aspects of Dalit experience in multiple spheres and traces how Dalit politics is no longer merely content with desire for social justice but has become more assertive and aspirational in its demands. The volume represents the individual voices of the editors and contributors, who are eminent academics and activists, and situates Dalit life amidst all the major changes that have occurred over the last three decades. It aims to provide a more holistic approach to studying the community's socio-economic and political life in the new millennium and adds to the existing literature on Dalit politics, focusing especially on the changes that are taking place in the realm of electoral politics, popular culture, political economy, ideological worldview, and representation, among others"--

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