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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      24 December 2019
      06 February 2020
      ISBN:
      9781108779616
      9781108489874
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108779616
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.5kg, 260 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Socio-Legal Studies, South Asian Government, Politics and Policy, Law, Asian Studies, Politics and International Relations
      Series:
      South Asia in the Social Sciences (11)
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Socio-Legal Studies, South Asian Government, Politics and Policy, Law, Asian Studies, Politics and International Relations
    Series:
    South Asia in the Social Sciences (11)
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    Dynamics of Caste and Law breaks new ground in understanding how caste and law relate in India's democratic order. Caste has become a visible phenomenon often associated with discrimination, inequality and politics in India and globally. India's constitutional democracy has had a remarkable goal of creating equality in a context of caste. Despite constitutional promises with equal opportunities for the lower castes and outlawing of untouchability at the time of independence, recurring atrocities and inadequate implementation of law have called for rethinking and legal change. This book sheds new light on why caste oppression persists by using new theoretical perspectives as well as Bhimrao Ambedkar's concepts of the caste system. Focusing on struggles among India's Dalits, the castes formerly known as untouchables, the book draws on a rich material and explains, among other things, mechanisms of oppression and how powerful actors may gain influence in institutions of law and state.

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