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Waghmore, Suryakant.

Civility Against Caste : Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India / Suryakant Waghmore. - xxxvii, 235 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index.

Content:
Caste and Dalit politics in the making of civil society;
Dalit movements in the post-panther period : contextualising the BSP and MHA in Marathwada;
Of peasant kings and untouchable citizens : caste violence and democratisation of public spaces in rural Maharashtra;
Jameen Aamchya Hakkachi : politics of land rights and advocacy NGOs in Marathwada;
The imagined "Bahujan" : caste and cultural repertoires of BSP;
Beyond Mahar dominance : the making of Phule-Ambedkarite Mangs in MHA;
Electoral politics and Dalit freedoms;
Between high democracy and low civility : why Dalits need a civil society.

ISBN: 9788132113089 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2013022338

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Manavi Hakk Abhiyan (Organization)
Bahujan Samaj Party.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dalits--Political activity--India--Maharashtra.
Dalits--Civil rights--India--Maharashtra.
Dalits--Government policy--India--Maharashtra.
Civil society--India--Maharashtra.
Caste--Political aspects--India--Maharashtra.
Political participation--India--Maharashtra.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Maharashtra (India)--Politics and government.

LC Class. No.: DS422.C3 / W35 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 323.3293 WAG