Identity and Identification in India

Informationen zum Autor Laura Dudley Jenkins is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Cincinnati, USA. Klappentext Can a state empower its citizens by classifying them? Or do reservation policies reinforce the very categories they are meant to eradicate? Indian reservation policies on government jobs, legislative seats and university admissions for disadvantaged groups, like affirmative action policies elsewhere, are based on the premise that recognizing group distinctions in society is necessary to subvert these distinctions. Yet the official identification of eligible groups has unintended side-effects on identity politics. Bridging theories which emphasize the fluidity of identities and those which highlight the utility of group-based mobilizations and policies, this book exposes didactic enforcement of categorizations, while recognizing the social and political gains facilitated by group-based strategies. Zusammenfassung This historically grounded examination of ongoing constructions of caste, class, religion and gender in India contributes new insights about the relationship between state identifications and social identities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 1. Identity and Identification Part One: State Simplifications 2. Adjudicating Identities 3. Official Anthropology 4. Caste Certificates and Lists 5. Categorizing and Counting in the Census Part Two: Political Complications 6. 'Backward' Muslims and 'Scheduled Caste' Christians 7. Hindu Nationalism and Selective Inclusion 8. Class, Classification and Creamy Layers 9. Women's Reservations and Representations 10. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Appendix Index

Product details

• Authors: Laura Dudle Jenkins, Laura Dudley Jenkins
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2009
• EAN: 9780415560627
• ISBN: 978-0-415-56062-7
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Religion & politics, Hinduism, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Religion and Politics, Indian sub-continent, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General