Full Description
This volume seeks to provide a philosophical and theoretical foundation for Dalit studies. It begins by formulating a philosophical and theoretical definition of the term 'Dalit', along with its empirical characteristics—structural location; the cumulative and collective nature of exclusion; the temporal history of exclusion; and the evolution and identification of icons and cultural symbols within Dalit society. The volume studies the Dalits through the lens of social mobility; highlights the triple exploitation of Dalit women; presents an epistemic and theoretical framework for evolving a 'Dalit perspective' and its functions to understand social reality from the point of view of Dalit experience; and engages with the different facets of the Dalit movement. Lucid, accessible, and thought-provoking, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of social exclusion and discrimination studies, sociology, law and human rights, and South Asian studies.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Nature and Scope of Dalit Studies: People, Institutions and Processes
Chapter 3 Dalit Perspective: Philosophical and Theoretical Rationale
Chapter 4 Framework to Understand Dr. Ambedkar's Thoughts and Phiosophy
Chapter 5 Dalit Movement: Theoretical and Epistemological Issues
Chapter 6 Nature and Dynamics of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Movements
Chapter 7 Different Shades of Dalit Movements: A Pan-Indian Perspective
Chapter 8 Dalit Assertion and Movements in Uttar Pradesh
Chapter 9 A Question of Caste: Including Dalits in Global Politics
Chapter 10 Conclusion
