Civility Against Caste : Dalit politics and citizenship in Western India - Waghmore, Suryakant (London: Sage, 2013)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index.
Keywords: Dalits -- India -- Maharashtra; Dalits -- India -- Maharashtra; Dalits -- India -- Maharashtra; Civil society -- India -- Maharashtra; Caste -- India -- Maharashtra; Political participation -- India -- Maharashtra