| Dalits in Modern India: Vision and Values Contributor(s): Micheal, S. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761935711 ISBN-13: 9780761935711 Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This volume maps the aspirations and struggle of the marginalized Dalit masses for a new humanity based on the values of equality, social justice, and human dignity. While situating itself within the contemporary project of Dalit emancipation, the book explores the social, economic, and cultural content of the Dalit transformation in modern India. The collection of articles is presented in four parts: Part I deals with the historical material on the origin and development of untouchability in the Indian civilization Part II contests mainstream explanations and shows that the Dalit vision of Indian society is different from that of the upper castes Part III offers a critique of the Sanskritic perspective of traditional Indian society and provides field-based portraits of Hinduisation of Adivasis in Gujarat, Dalit patriarchy in Maharashtra and Dalit power politics in Uttar Pradesh Part IV concentrates on the economic condition of the Dalits |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 305.568 |
| LCCN: 2007001590 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.6" W x 8.61" (0.88 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Ethnic Orientation - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume maps the aspirations and struggle of the marginalized Dalit masses for a new humanity based on the values of equality, social justice, and human dignity. While situating itself within the contemporary project of Dalit emancipation, the book explores the social, economic, and cultural content of the Dalit transformation in modern India. |
Contributor Bio(s): Micheal, S. M.: - S M Michael is Reader at the Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai, and Honorary Director, Institute of Indian Culture, Mumbai. He is a member of the visiting faculty at the Anthropos Institute, Bonn, and Magdeburg University, both in Germany. Dr Michael is a consultant to the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Inter- Religious Dialogue as well as Chairman of the Bombay Archdiocesan Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue. His published work includes The Cultural Context of Evangelization in India (1980), Anthropology as a Historical Science: Essays in Honour of Stephen Fuchs (co-edited, 1984), Culture & Urbanization (1989), Anthropology of Conversion in India (1998), Culture and Nationalism: Clarifying the Cultural Reality of India (co-edited with Leela D'Souza and Rowena Robinson, 2000), Globalization and Social Movements: Struggle for a Humane Society (co-edited, 2003), Communal Harmony, Secularism and Nation Building (2005), and about 60 articles in national and international journals. Michael, S. M.: - S M Michael is Reader at the Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai, and Honorary Director, Institute of Indian Culture, Mumbai. He is a member of the visiting faculty at the Anthropos Institute, Bonn, and Magdeburg University, both in Germany. Dr Michael is a consultant to the Vatican s Pontifical Council for Inter- Religious Dialogue as well as Chairman of the Bombay Archdiocesan Commission for Inter-Religious Dialogue. |
