The Politics of Caste in West Bengal
Herausgeber: Chandra, Uday; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo; Heierstad, Geir
The Politics of Caste in West Bengal
Herausgeber: Chandra, Uday; Nielsen, Kenneth Bo; Heierstad, Geir
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This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the changing dynamics of politics of caste in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal. Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship and using an interdisciplinary approach, it examines why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of the state, as also how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region.
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This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the changing dynamics of politics of caste in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal. Drawing on cutting-edge scholarship and using an interdisciplinary approach, it examines why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of the state, as also how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region.
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- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 288
- Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2015
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 454g
- ISBN-13: 9781138921481
- ISBN-10: 1138921483
- Artikelnr.: 42234197
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Seitenzahl: 288
- Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2015
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 454g
- ISBN-13: 9781138921481
- ISBN-10: 1138921483
- Artikelnr.: 42234197
Uday Chandra is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany. Geir Heierstad is Research Director at the Department of International Studies, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Oslo, Norway. Kenneth Bo Nielsen is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway.
Acknowledgements. List of Illustrations and Figures. List of Tables. List
of Abbreviations. Glossary. INTRODUCTION Uday Chandra, Geir Heierstad and
Kenneth Bo Nielsen Part I: CASTE AND COLONIALISM 1. Kol, Coolie, Colonial
Subject: A Hidden History of Caste and the Making of Modern Bengal Uday
Chandra 2. Another History: Bhadralok Responses to Dalit Political
Assertion in Colonial Bengal Sarbani Bandyopadhyay Part II: PARTITION AND
THE MAKING OF A MODERN CASTE SOCIETY 3. Partition, Displacement and the
Decline of the Scheduled Caste Movement in West Bengal Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
and Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury 4. Partition and the Mysterious Disappearance
of Caste in Bengal Partha Chatterjee 5. An Absent-Minded Casteism?
Dwaipayan Sen Part III: CASTE AND POPULAR POLITICS 6. The Politics of Caste
and Class in Singur's Anti-Land Acquisition Struggle Kenneth Bo Nielsen 7.
Building up the Harichand-Guruchand Movement: The Politics of the Matua
Mahasangha Praskanva Sinharay 8. Transformative Politics: The Imaginary of
the Mulnibasi in West Bengal Indrajit Roy Part IV: CASTE, STRATIFICATION
AND THE ECONOMY 9. From Client to Supporter: Economic Change and the Slow
Change of Social Identity in Rural West Bengal Arild Engelsen Ruud 10.
Craft, Identity, Hierarchy: The Kumbhakars of Bengal Moumita Sen 11. The
Commodification of Caste and Politics in Kolkata's Kumartuli Geir
Heierstad. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors
of Abbreviations. Glossary. INTRODUCTION Uday Chandra, Geir Heierstad and
Kenneth Bo Nielsen Part I: CASTE AND COLONIALISM 1. Kol, Coolie, Colonial
Subject: A Hidden History of Caste and the Making of Modern Bengal Uday
Chandra 2. Another History: Bhadralok Responses to Dalit Political
Assertion in Colonial Bengal Sarbani Bandyopadhyay Part II: PARTITION AND
THE MAKING OF A MODERN CASTE SOCIETY 3. Partition, Displacement and the
Decline of the Scheduled Caste Movement in West Bengal Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
and Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury 4. Partition and the Mysterious Disappearance
of Caste in Bengal Partha Chatterjee 5. An Absent-Minded Casteism?
Dwaipayan Sen Part III: CASTE AND POPULAR POLITICS 6. The Politics of Caste
and Class in Singur's Anti-Land Acquisition Struggle Kenneth Bo Nielsen 7.
Building up the Harichand-Guruchand Movement: The Politics of the Matua
Mahasangha Praskanva Sinharay 8. Transformative Politics: The Imaginary of
the Mulnibasi in West Bengal Indrajit Roy Part IV: CASTE, STRATIFICATION
AND THE ECONOMY 9. From Client to Supporter: Economic Change and the Slow
Change of Social Identity in Rural West Bengal Arild Engelsen Ruud 10.
Craft, Identity, Hierarchy: The Kumbhakars of Bengal Moumita Sen 11. The
Commodification of Caste and Politics in Kolkata's Kumartuli Geir
Heierstad. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements. List of Illustrations and Figures. List of Tables. List
of Abbreviations. Glossary. INTRODUCTION Uday Chandra, Geir Heierstad and
Kenneth Bo Nielsen Part I: CASTE AND COLONIALISM 1. Kol, Coolie, Colonial
Subject: A Hidden History of Caste and the Making of Modern Bengal Uday
Chandra 2. Another History: Bhadralok Responses to Dalit Political
Assertion in Colonial Bengal Sarbani Bandyopadhyay Part II: PARTITION AND
THE MAKING OF A MODERN CASTE SOCIETY 3. Partition, Displacement and the
Decline of the Scheduled Caste Movement in West Bengal Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
and Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury 4. Partition and the Mysterious Disappearance
of Caste in Bengal Partha Chatterjee 5. An Absent-Minded Casteism?
Dwaipayan Sen Part III: CASTE AND POPULAR POLITICS 6. The Politics of Caste
and Class in Singur's Anti-Land Acquisition Struggle Kenneth Bo Nielsen 7.
Building up the Harichand-Guruchand Movement: The Politics of the Matua
Mahasangha Praskanva Sinharay 8. Transformative Politics: The Imaginary of
the Mulnibasi in West Bengal Indrajit Roy Part IV: CASTE, STRATIFICATION
AND THE ECONOMY 9. From Client to Supporter: Economic Change and the Slow
Change of Social Identity in Rural West Bengal Arild Engelsen Ruud 10.
Craft, Identity, Hierarchy: The Kumbhakars of Bengal Moumita Sen 11. The
Commodification of Caste and Politics in Kolkata's Kumartuli Geir
Heierstad. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors
of Abbreviations. Glossary. INTRODUCTION Uday Chandra, Geir Heierstad and
Kenneth Bo Nielsen Part I: CASTE AND COLONIALISM 1. Kol, Coolie, Colonial
Subject: A Hidden History of Caste and the Making of Modern Bengal Uday
Chandra 2. Another History: Bhadralok Responses to Dalit Political
Assertion in Colonial Bengal Sarbani Bandyopadhyay Part II: PARTITION AND
THE MAKING OF A MODERN CASTE SOCIETY 3. Partition, Displacement and the
Decline of the Scheduled Caste Movement in West Bengal Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
and Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury 4. Partition and the Mysterious Disappearance
of Caste in Bengal Partha Chatterjee 5. An Absent-Minded Casteism?
Dwaipayan Sen Part III: CASTE AND POPULAR POLITICS 6. The Politics of Caste
and Class in Singur's Anti-Land Acquisition Struggle Kenneth Bo Nielsen 7.
Building up the Harichand-Guruchand Movement: The Politics of the Matua
Mahasangha Praskanva Sinharay 8. Transformative Politics: The Imaginary of
the Mulnibasi in West Bengal Indrajit Roy Part IV: CASTE, STRATIFICATION
AND THE ECONOMY 9. From Client to Supporter: Economic Change and the Slow
Change of Social Identity in Rural West Bengal Arild Engelsen Ruud 10.
Craft, Identity, Hierarchy: The Kumbhakars of Bengal Moumita Sen 11. The
Commodification of Caste and Politics in Kolkata's Kumartuli Geir
Heierstad. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors