Dalits in Neoliberal India: Mobility or Marginalisation? (Exploring the Political in South Asia)

By: Clarinda Still

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Synopsis: India’s economic growth has brought opportunities for many but to what extent has it benefitted its ethnically-shaped underclass: the Dalits? Have Dalits fared better in a neoliberal India or have structural economic and social changes served to magnify Dalit disadvantage? This volume offers a varied picture of Dalit experience in different states in contemporary India. The essays draw on factual research in rural and urban areas by experts in the field. With case studies ranging from Dalit entrepreneurs in Bhopal to housewives in Tamil Nadu to ex-millworkers in Mumbai, the book contends that radically progressive change and advance is attended by discrimination and exclusion, as well as surprising new areas of stigma. With contributions by political scientists, anthropologists, sociologists, and economists, the volume will be key reading for scholars and students of Dalit and subaltern studies, sociology, political science, and economics.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 292 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317341628
Related ISBNs:: 9780367176839, 9781138020245, 9781315661940
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/09/23
Copyrighted By:: Clarinda Still
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Clarinda Still