Claiming Power from Below: Dalits and the Subaltern Question in India

By Anne Feldhaus and Manu Bhagavan

Book Overview

Together with its companion, Speaking Truth to Power, this volume explores various issues such as social hierarchy and reform, the role of religion, the idea of resistance, the functionality of the continued use of the term, "Dalit," and the scope of current and future Dalit literature. This book investigates a wide variety of issues related to the Dalit politics and literature. Using case studies from different regions and sectors, this volume investigates issues concerning Dalit politics and literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198063482
• ISBN13: 9780198063483
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"