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The Curious Trajectory of Caste in West Bengal Politics: Chronicling Continuity and Change

By Ayan Guha

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2022
ISBN
9004511814, 9789004511811
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27084617 bytes)
Series
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 221
Pages
308\309
Time added
2022-10-12 10:28:39

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The Curious Trajectory of Caste in West Bengal Politics: Chronicling Continuity and Change critically engages with the political dynamics of caste in West Bengal and explores the reasons for the relative insignificance of caste as a political category in the state. Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements List of Tables Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Agenda of Analysis 1 Posing the Problem: West Bengal’s Exceptionalism 2 Contemporary Critiques of West Bengal’s Exceptionalism 3 Research Rationale 4 Thematic Outline and Approach Chapter 2 Politics of Memory: Caste and Nature of Political Mobilization 1 Rise of the Matua Factor 2 bjp’s Matua Outreach: A New Relationship 3 ‘Politics of Memory’ and Political Narrative 4 Contextualising Dalit mobilization in West Bengal 5 Interplay of Memory and Politics at the Grassroots Chapter 3 Analysing Patterns of Political Representation: Continuity or Change 1 Explaining ‘Rise of Caste’ Hypothesis 2 Two Concepts of Representation: A Brief Theoretical Exploration 3 Mapping Trends of Political Representation in West Bengal 4 Decoding Political Outlook towards Representation Chapter 4 Caste and Politics of Numbers: Delving Deep into Demography 1 Demographic Fragmentation of Caste Groups 2 Geographic Concentration of Caste Groups 3 Demography and Political Aggregation of Caste Interests Chapter 5 Material Basis of Caste: Putting Political Economy into Perspective 1 Caste and Economic Aspects of Identity Politics 2 Caste and Patterns of Landholding 3 Caste and Relative Deprivation 4 Land and Agrarian Politics 5 Other Economic Indicators 6 Economic Development and Politics of Caste Coalition Chapter 6 Micro-politics in Rural Society: Social Imagination, Political Culture and Economic Reality at the Grassroots 1 Existing Findings about Micro-Dynamics of Caste in West Bengal: An Overview 2 A Note on Methodology 3 Geography and Demography of the Village under Study 4 Caste and Class: Converging, Diverging and Intersecting Identities 5 Cultural Dynamics of Caste 6 Locating Caste in Politics at the Grassroots 7 Summing Up Chapter 7 Unmasking Political Culture: Cultural Dynamics in Mainstream Politics 1 Bhadralok: Decoding the Sociological Category 2 Emergence and Evolution of the Bhadralok 3 From Culture to Politics: Tracing the Roots of Bhadralok Hegemony 4 Dynamics of a Discourse: Political Culture in Operation 5 Break from Past: towards a ‘Critical Juncture’? Chapter 8 Conclusion: Summing Up Bibliography Index

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