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Dynamics of a Caste Movement
Swaraj Basu
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Description for Dynamics of a Caste Movement
Hardcover. Num Pages: 154 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; JFS; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Dynamics of a Caste Movement deals with the attempts of the Rajbansi community to establish themselves as Kshatriyas in the first half of the twentieth century in Bengal. Situating the Rajbansi caste movement in the context of contemporary socio-political events this book examines the complexities inherent in the movement. The caste system, despite many changes over the years, remains significant in contemporary times. The colonization of the country and the response of indigenous society to the manoeuvres of colonial rulers provided a new impetus to mobilization along caste lines in the nineteenth and the early twentieth century Bengal as in ... Read more
Dynamics of a Caste Movement deals with the attempts of the Rajbansi community to establish themselves as Kshatriyas in the first half of the twentieth century in Bengal. Situating the Rajbansi caste movement in the context of contemporary socio-political events this book examines the complexities inherent in the movement. The caste system, despite many changes over the years, remains significant in contemporary times. The colonization of the country and the response of indigenous society to the manoeuvres of colonial rulers provided a new impetus to mobilization along caste lines in the nineteenth and the early twentieth century Bengal as in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Number of Pages
153
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788173045097
SKU
V9788173045097
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About Swaraj Basu
Swaraj Basu is Professor in Modern History at the School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.
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