Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. List of Tables IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Who Is a Dalit? 11
7. Part 1 Dalit Visions
8. 2 Dalit Visions of a Just Society 25
9. 3 Phule's Critique of Brahmin Power 43
10. 4 Ambedkar, Buddhism, and the Concept of Religion 57
11. Part 2 Positioning Dalits
12. 5 Representing Hinduism 75
13. 6 Misrepresenting the Dalit Movement 93
14. 7 Becoming Hindu: Adivasis in South Gujarat 103
15. Part 3 Dalits and Development
16. 8 State, Market, and the Dalits 131
17. 9 Dalits and Economic Policy: The Contributions of B. R. Ambedkar 145
18. 10 Dalits and Rural Development 155
19. The Contributors 173
20. Index 175
21. About the Book 183