Abbreviations. List of figures. List of maps. List of tables. Glossary. Acknowledgements. Prologue. Introduction Part I: Uttar Pradesh 1. Making Claims for Power: Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh, 1919-1967 2. Mobilising for Power: The Emergence of the BSP and Dalit Politics in UP, 1970-1990 3. The Bahujan Samaj Party: Social Justice and Political Practices Part II: Andhra Pradesh 4. Making Claims for Social Equality and Political Representation: Dalit Activism in Telugu Country, 1917–1950 5. From Demanding Social Equality to a Quest for Power: Dalit Politics in AP, 1950–1990 6. Social Justice and Sub–Classification of Dalit Representation: The Dandora Debate in AP in the 1990s Conclusion. Bibliography
Biography
Sambaiah Gundimeda is at the School of Policy and Governance, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India.
'In sum, this is a welcome contribution to the field outlining how local caste relations and histories shape the impact of Dalit politics. One of the virtues of the book is to highlight how the fact of early consciousness in itself is little guide to the subsequent success or otherwise of Dalit politics, since the nature and historical trajectory of that politics is just as important to subsequent developments.'
Hugo Gorringe, University of Edinburgh
