Caste and partition in Bengal : the story of Dalit refugees, 1946-1961 /

This text seeks to situate caste as a discursive category in the discussion of Partition in Bengal. In conventional narratives of Partition, the role of the Dalit or the Scheduled Castes is either completely ignored or mentioned in passing. The authors addresse this discursive absence and argues tha...

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Hauptverfasser:
Bandyopādhyāẏa, Śekhara, Basu Ray Chaudhury, Anasua
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This text seeks to situate caste as a discursive category in the discussion of Partition in Bengal. In conventional narratives of Partition, the role of the Dalit or the Scheduled Castes is either completely ignored or mentioned in passing. The authors addresse this discursive absence and argues that in Bengal the Dalits were neither passive onlookers nor accidental victims of Partition politics and violence, which ruptured their unity and weakened their political autonomy.
Umfang:
1 online resource (x, 272 pages).
Anmerkungen:
This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-267582-6
0-19-195303-2
Schlagworte:
Dalits > India > Bengal.
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