Popular democracy and the politics of caste : rise of the other backward classes in India /: rise of the other backward classes in India. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Satendra Kumar.
• Authors: Kumar, Satendra
• Contents: Introduction: Caste View of Democracy 1. The Rise of Caste and Popular Democracy in North India 2. Caste and Region: Gujjars in Western Uttar Pradesh 3. Myth, Heroes and Hi(stories): Re-imagining of Gujjar Community 4. Rise of Shri Devnarayan Bhagvan: From Lineage Deities to Caste Deity 5. Hero-Gods, Kings and ‘Rebels’ in the Making of Gujjar Political Culture 6. ‘We are a Martial Caste’: Gujjars’ Understanding of Democracy Conclusion: Caste and the Anthropology of Democracy
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: New Delhi : Routledge India
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.954; Political participation -- India; Democracy -- India; Caste -- India
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000684315; 9781000684261; 9781003323013
• Related ISBNs: 9781032346090
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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