Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India
(Part of the Cambridge South Asian Studies Series)
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The nineteenth century saw the beginning of a violent and controversial movement of protest amongst western India's low and untouchable castes, aimed at the effects of their lowly position within the Hindu caste hierarchy. The leaders of this movement were convinced that religious hierarchies had combined with the effects of British colonial rule to produce inequality and injustice in many fields, from religion to politics and education. This study...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521523087
ISBN13:9780521523080
Release Date:August 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:344 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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