Caste, Tribe and Gender Politics of Self and the Other
- Jaipur Rawat Publications 2017
- 264p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part 1 Politics of self and other 1 Contestation of identities in a globalizing world ...59 2 Conceptualizing self and otherness identity ...72 3 `Self` and `other` of Hindu identity in national and Global perspective ...79 4 Reflections in understanding the `self` : Transforming hegemony and the (un)seen `other` ...89 Part II Caste and tribe 5 Debating caste in Indian History ...103 6 Caste based exclusion of the `Damai` caste group among the Nepali community in Assam ...118 7 In Search of the myth and the real `Ishi` : The last man of yathi tribe ...129 8 Raids, Resistance and sovereignity : A study of Naga Ahom relation ...171 Part III Gender 9 Masculine gender identity and man`s modern right among the meiteis of Manipur ...155 10 Situating women in Muslim society : Study from personal experiences ...171 11 Does sexually define identity? An expository study on bar dancers, Prostititesand eunuchs in the works of literature ...183 12 Role of societal norms in the creation of identity of a Female: A study of Aruni Kashyap`s the house with a thousand stories ...200 Part IV Other marginal identities and politics 13 Conceptualizing nature of identity movement : An analysis of telangana state ...209 14 Occupation of the Marginalized : A study of Urban informal sector in Texpur town of Assam ...223 15 Social networking sites : A boon or curse for society ...232 16 Conceptualizing `self` as a social product : An analysis among the migrant labourers in Kerala ...245