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Rethinking Social Exclusion in India: Castes, Communities and the State book cover

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Rethinking Social Exclusion in India Castes, Communities and the State

Edited By Minoru Mio, Abhijit Dasgupta Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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In recent years exclusionary policies of the Indian state have raised questions concerning social harmony and economic progress. During the last few decades the emergence of identity politics has given new lease of life to exclusionary practices in the country. Castes, communities and ethnic groups have re-emerged in almost every sphere of social life. This book analyses different aspects of... Read more

Introduction, Minoru Mio and Abhijit Dasgupa　



Part I: New Forms of Inclusion and Exclusion in Contemporary India



1. Conditions of 'Developmental Democracy: New Logic of Inclusion and Exclusion in Globalizing India, Akio Tanabe



2. Streets as Space of Social Inclusion and Exclusion: The Case of Street Vendors in Ahmadabad, Ayako Iwatani



3. The Inclusion and Exclusion of Minorities in India: The Case of Gujarati Muslims, Kazuya Nakamizo



Part II: Religious Identities and Dalits



4. Belonging and Being: Unpacking Dalit Christian Identity, Anderson H. M. Jeremiah



5. Excluding Themselves? Dalits Converting to Buddhism, Kenta Funahashi



6. Affirmative Action and Exclusion of the Muslim Outcastes in West Bengal, Abhijit Dasgupta



7. Marginalization and Subversive Religious Rites: Worship of Dharmathakur in West Bengal, Rita Banerjee



Part III: Ethnicity and Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion in the North-eastern Frontier



8. The Forest as a Site of Conflict: Struggles over Indigenous Territory in the Bodo Areas of Assam, Makiko Kimura



9. Between NREGA and a Hard Place: Insurgency, Citizenship and Entitlements among Indian Migrant Labourers in Nagaland, Michael Heneise



10. Moral Geographies: The Problem of Sovereignty and Indigeneity amongst the Nagas, Arko Longkumer

Biography

Minoru Mio is Associate Professor at the Centre for Research Development and Director of the Centre for Contemporary India Area Studies at the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan.



Abhijit Dasgupta is Professor of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India.

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