TY - BOOK AU - Teltumbde,Anand TI - The persistence of caste: the Khairlanji murders and India’s hidden apartheid SN - 978184813485 hb AV - HT 720 T277p 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - London, New York PB - Zed Books KW - Asia KW - Politics KW - Development KW - Dalits KW - Crimes against KW - India KW - Social conditions KW - 21st century N1 - " 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 ER -