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Ladataan... Caste MattersTekijä: Suraj Yengde
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. This is an important book, and I hope it is widely read in India. Yengde dissects the state of the Dalits, better known to US readers as Untouchables, and of the Indian caste system, discussing how it functions today to keep a majority of Indians from taking advantage of social and economic opportunities guaranteed in the country's constitution and laws. Yengde bases some of his discussion and arguments on the work of WEB Dubois and other African-American writers and leaders, which illuminates some of his points for American readers. The chief reason I only gave is book three stars is in fact that Yengde assumes quite a bit of familiarity with India's recent history as well as contemporary events that made the news in India but not necessarily here. ( ) ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
In this explosive book, Suraj Yengde, a first-generation Dalit scholar educated across continents, challenges deep-seated beliefs about caste and unpacks its many layers. He describes his gut-wrenching experiences of growing up in a Dalit basti , the multiple humiliations suffered by Dalits on a daily basis, and their incredible resilience enabled by love and humour. As he brings to light the immovable glass ceiling that exists for Dalits even in politics, bureaucracy and judiciary, Yengde provides an unflinchingly honest account of divisions within the Dalit community itself-from their internal caste divisions to the conduct of elite Dalits and their tokenized forms of modern-day untouchability-all operating under the inescapable influences of Brahminical doctrines. This path-breaking book reveals how caste crushes human creativity and is disturbingly similar to other forms of oppression, such as race, class and gender. At once a reflection on inequality and a call to arms, Caste Matters argues that until Dalits lay claim to power and Brahmins join hands against Brahminism to effect real transformation, caste will continue to matter. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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