Caste, Nationalism and Communism in South India - Malabar 1900-1948

In 1957, Kerala became the first region in Asia to elect a communist government parliamentary procedure. Dilip Menon's book traces the social history of comunism in Malabar, the bastion of the movement, and looks at how the ideology was transformed into a doctrine of caste equality, as national strategies were reshaped by local circumstance and tinged by pragmatism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Map of Malabar District administrative divisions; Introduction; 1. The agrarian economy and households, 1900-1930; 2. Shrines and the community of worship, 1900-1910; 3. Shrines, temples and politics, 1900-1930; 4. Civil disobedience and temple entry, 1930-1933; 5. The transformation of rural politics, 1934-1940; 6. Community and conflict, 1940-1948; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Dilip M. Menon, Dilip M. (University of Cambridge) Menon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2007
• EAN: 9780521051958
• ISBN: 978-0-521-05195-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Cambridge South Asian Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research