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Waghmore, Suryakant.

Civility against caste : Dalit politics and citizenship in Western India / Suryakant Waghmore. - New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2013. - xxxvii, 235 pages : maps ;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index.

Caste and Dalit politics in the making of civil society -- Dalit movements in the post-panther period : contextualising the BSP and MHA in Marathwada -- Of peasant kings and untouchable citizens : caste violence and democratisation of public spaces in rural Maharashtra -- Jameen Aamchya Hakkachi : politics of land rights and advocacy NGOs in Marathwada -- The imagined "Bahujan" : caste and cultural repertoires of BSP -- Beyond Mahar dominance : the making of Phule-Ambedkarite Mangs in MHA -- Electoral politics and Dalit freedoms -- Between high democracy and low civility : why Dalits need a civil society.

ISBN: 9788132113089 (hardback : alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dalits--India--Maharashtra.
Dalits--India--Maharashtra.
Dalits--India--Maharashtra.
Civil society--India--Maharashtra.
Caste--India--Maharashtra.
Political participation--India--Maharashtra.

Dewey Class. No.: 323.329 WAG