The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste, the Debate Between B.R. Ambedkar and M.K. Gandhi Contributor(s): Roy, Arundhati (Author) |
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ISBN: 160846797X ISBN-13: 9781608467976 Publisher: Haymarket Books
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
Dewey: 305.512 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" L (0.57 lbs) 184 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: To best understand and address the inequality in India today, Arundhati Roy insists we must examine both the political development and influence of M. K. Gandhi and why B. R. Ambedkar's brilliant challenge to his near-divine status was suppressed by India's elite. In Roy's analysis, we see that Ambedkar's fight for justice was systematically sidelined in favor of policies that reinforced caste, resulting in the current nation of India: independent of British rule, globally powerful, and marked to this day by the caste system. --Junot D az "The fierceness with which Arundhati Roy loves humanity moves my heart." --Alice Walker |
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