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Last among equals : power, caste and politics in Bihar's villages /

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Delhi : Context, an imprint of Westland Publications Private Limited, 2021Description: 235 p .: 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789390679669
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JS7025.B54 S53
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. A movement is born -- 2. The mukhiya question -- 3. From darkness to fight -- 4. A division of labourers -- 5. Of the people, for the people -- 6. Apathy and a shot at redemption -- 7. The stories we tell -- 8. An inextinguishable flame -- 9. And that's the end of that.
Summary: Last Among Equals eschews the usual sweeping narratives of national and state politics, reaching instead for the 'swirling, vivid sub-narratives that escape easy categorisations', the darkness of the material leavened with deep empathy. The result is a captivating, often searing narrative of how lives are lived in the villages of Bihar--and indeed in much of India.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Mahsa Amini Library Non-fiction General Stacks JS7025.B54 S53 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 033334
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. A movement is born -- 2. The mukhiya question -- 3. From darkness to fight -- 4. A division of labourers -- 5. Of the people, for the people -- 6. Apathy and a shot at redemption -- 7. The stories we tell -- 8. An inextinguishable flame -- 9. And that's the end of that.

Last Among Equals eschews the usual sweeping narratives of national and state politics, reaching instead for the 'swirling, vivid sub-narratives that escape easy categorisations', the darkness of the material leavened with deep empathy. The result is a captivating, often searing narrative of how lives are lived in the villages of Bihar--and indeed in much of India.

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