Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability - Fighting the Indian Caste System

Informationen zum Autor Christophe Jaffrelot Klappentext Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891--1956) rose from a community of "untouchables," to become a major figure in modern Indian history. Christophe Jaffrelot's biography reconsiders Dr. Ambedkar's life and thought and his unique combination of pragmatism and idealism. Establishing himself as a scholar, activist, journalist, and educator, Ambedkar ultimately found himself immersed in Indian politics and helped to draft the nation's constitution as law minister in Nehru's first cabinet. Ambedkar's ideas remain an inspiration to India's Dalit community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Maharashtra, between social reform and anti-brahmin mobilizationChapter 2: Ambedkar, son of a Mahar soldierChapter 3: Analysing and ethnicizing caste (to eradicate it more effectively)Chapter 4: In the political arena, against GandhiChapter 5: In quest of an electoral strategyChapter 6: To oppose or to collaborate?: Ambedkar's pragmatism and resilienceChapter 7: Shaping the Indian constitutionChapter 8: The "solution" of conversionChapter 9: Impact and relevance of Ambedkar todayConclusionChronology

Product details

• Authors: Christoph Jaffrelot, Christophe Jaffrelot, Christophe (Directeur Du Ceri Jaffrelot, Jaffrelot Christophe
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2005
• EAN: 9780231136020
• ISBN: 978-0-231-13602-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Series: The CERI Series in Comparative Politics & International Studies; CERI Series in Comparative Pol; CERI Series in Comparative Pol; The CERI Series in Comparative Politics and International Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; India, Social classes, HISTORY / Asia / South / General