Subalternity, exclusion, and social change in India/
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi: Foundation Books, 2014.Description: xii, 375pISBN:- 9789382993247
- 305.560954 SUB
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includes index.
It is a signal achievement to synthesize the three separate subfields of subaltern studies, social exclusion and social dynamics, to subject their worlds of meanings to close scrutiny, to critique ways of producing knowledge and to aspire to inter-disciplinarity kudos to the editors and team! a must-read for everyone working in the three subfields, and scholars and activists of south asia! - barbara harriss-white, emeritus professor of development studies, university of oxford an egalitarian storm is blowing in one of the most deeply inegalitarian societies of the world, empowering subalterns, disclosing entrenched social exclusions and identifying multiple subalternities this volume adopts a much needed, integrated approach to the understanding of subalternity, exclusion and social change in india, and, instead of treating them as atomistic, unconnected and discrete social facts, explores their dynamic relationships an important and critical contribution to social science! - rajeev bhargava, director, centre for the study of developing societies, new delhi given the salience of processes of inclusion and exclusion in contemporary indian society, this anthology fills an outstanding lacuna in our academic understanding since the subject has been located in the context of the discourse of subalternity, the distinguished contributors to the volume have set a high benchmark in the multi-faceted discussion of this theme - ravindra k jain, former professor, jawaharlal nehru university with some of the best known names in indian sociology amongst its contributors, this collection will be welcomed by students and scholars across social sciences who are engaging with the evergreen themes of inequality and change in indian society - satish deshpande, professor of sociology, university of delhi
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