1st Edition
Identity and Identification in India Defining the Disadvantaged
By Laura Dudley Jenkins
Copyright 2003
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Can a state empower its citizens by classifying them? Or do reservation policies reinforce the very categories they are meant to eradicate? Indian reservation policies on government jobs, legislative seats and university admissions for disadvantaged groups, like affirmative action policies elsewhere, are based on the premise that recognizing group distinctions in society is necessary to subvert... Read more
Acknowledgements 1. Identity and Identification Part One: State Simplifications 2. Adjudicating Identities 3. Official Anthropology 4. Caste Certificates and Lists 5. Categorizing and Counting in the Census Part Two: Political Complications 6. 'Backward' Muslims and 'Scheduled Caste' Christians 7. Hindu Nationalism and Selective Inclusion 8. Class, Classification and Creamy Layers 9. Women's Reservations and Representations 10. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Appendix Index
Biography
Laura Dudley Jenkins is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Cincinnati, USA.
