Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India

by Rosalind O'Hanlon

Book Overview

The nineteenth century saw the beginning of a violent and controversial movement of protest amongst western India's low and untouchable castes, aimed at the effects of their lowly position within the Hindu caste hierarchy. The leaders of this movement were convinced that religious hierarchies had combined with the effects of British colonial rule to produce inequality and injustice in many fields, from religion to politics and education. This study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521523087
• ISBN13: 9780521523080
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"