Teltumbde, Anand

The persistence of caste : the Khairlanji murders and India’s hidden apartheid / Anand Teltumbde - London : New York : Zed Books, 2010 - 192 p.: 22cm.

" This book exposes the gangrenous heart of Indian society "

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction; Caste: A historical outline --- Beyond Varna; Caste in the 21st. century --- The political economy ; The shaping of the macabre spectacle --- Anti-atrocity law; Mitigation and its malcontents --- The Khairlanji Murders; Genealogy and aftermath --- Post -Khairlanji; A chronicle of repression --- Mass media; Massive prejudice --- Atrocities by the state; Neoliberalism, Naxalism and Dalits --- Exploding myths; Globalization, civil society and the baahujan.

978184813485 hb 9781848134492 pb 9781848134508 eb


Asia--Politics--Development
Dalits--Crimes against--India.
Dalits--Social conditions--India--21st century.

HT 720 / T277p 2010