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245	1	0	_aIdentity, Conflict, & Counter-Narratives : _bDalit Experiences in Culture, Politics, and Stigmatisation _c/ Yagati Chinna Rao and Raj Sekhar Basu.
246	3		_aIdentity, conflict, and counter-narratives
260			_aHyderabad: _bOrient Blackswan Private Limited, _c2025.
300			_axv, 342p ; 21cm.
500			_a"The essays in this volume were originally presented at a special panel on 'Dalit History and Politics' held at the seventy-seventh session of the Indian History Congress in 2016 in Thriuvananthapuram"--Preface.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe history of Dalits in India is commonly presented as one of discrimination. Dalit understandings of the past, however, go beyond this and are intricately connected to the emotional space of the ‘under-privileged’. They resist attempts to homogenise the community and its experiences, assert that the term ‘Dalit’ houses not one but many identities shaped by complex social processes, and call for the study of new sources and the adoption of new methodologies in constructing the histories of the marginalised. Exploring the diverse facets of the history and cultural experiences of Dalits, Identity, Conflict, and Counter-Narratives studies how this multiplicity aids our understanding of what it means to be Dalit. The ten essays in this volume engage with a wide spectrum of Dalit realities, from the community histories of theyyam artistes in Kerala and the soldiers-turned-acrobats and leather-workers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, to the politics of lower-caste social mobility in West Bengal, of identity formation in Tamil Nadu, and of reservations in north and south India. They chart narratives of suppression, assertion, negotiation, and adaptation against the backdrop of larger historical developments in the subcontinent. Foregrounded in this attempt is the image of the Dalit as warrior, entertainer, craftsperson, cultural custodian, priest, leader, thinker, visionary, self-interested political agent—in sum, a kaleidoscope of incisive, rigorous regional histories that have been overlooked or oversimplified in the national imagination. Written by leading scholars from all over India, this volume is a pioneering contribution to the growing field of caste studies that will prove invaluable to students of history, sociology, and political science, as well as to interested readers.
546			_aEnglish
650		0	_aDalits _zIndia _vCongresses. _930696
650		6	_aIntouchables _zInde _vCongrès. _930697
700	1		_aYagati, Chinna Rao, _930698
700	1		_aBasu, Raj Sekhar, _930699
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