Dalit Studies and Dalit Movements in India

Rationale, Hierarchy and Typology
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-13094-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

This volume seeks to provide a philosophical and theoretical foundation for Dalit studies. It begins by formulating a philosophical and theoretical definition of the term ‘Dalit’, along with its empirical characteristics—structural location; the cumulative and collective nature of exclusion; the temporal history of exclusion; and the evolution and identification of icons and cultural symbols within Dalit society. The volume studies the Dalits through the lens of social mobility; highlights the triple exploitation of Dalit women; presents an epistemic and theoretical framework for evolving a ‘Dalit perspective’ and its functions to understand social reality from the point of view of Dalit experience; and engages with the different facets of the Dalit movement. Lucid, accessible, and thought-provoking, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of social exclusion and discrimination studies, sociology, law and human rights, and South Asian studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Vivek

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Nature and Scope of Dalit Studies: People, Institutions and Processes

Chapter 3 Dalit Perspective: Philosophical and Theoretical Rationale

Chapter 4 Framework to Understand Dr. Ambedkar's Thoughts and Phiosophy

Chapter 5 Dalit Movement: Theoretical and Epistemological Issues

Chapter 6 Nature and Dynamics of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Movements

Chapter 7 Different Shades of Dalit Movements: A Pan-Indian Perspective

Chapter 8 Dalit Assertion and Movements in Uttar Pradesh

Chapter 9 A Question of Caste: Including Dalits in Global Politics

Chapter 10 Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Vivek Kumar (PhD) is Professor of Sociology at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His research focuses on the methodology of social sciences, South Asian sociology, and marginalized communities. His publications include Decoding Ambedkar: Ideas of Nation and Nation Building (2024), Caste and Democracy in India: Perspective from Below (2014), Dalit Leadership in India (2002), and the seminal article ‘How Egalitarian is Indian Sociology?’ (2016).