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Annihilation of Caste: The Annotated Critical Edition
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
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Description for Annihilation of Caste: The Annotated Critical Edition
Paperback. One of the most important, yet neglected, works of Indian political writing with an extensive introduction by the author of 'The God of Small Things'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
B.R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important, yet neglected, works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. It offers a scholarly critique of Hindu scriptures, scriptures that sanction a rigidly hierarchical and iniquitous social system. Arundhati Roy introduces this extensively annotated edition in "The Doctor and the Saint," examining the persistence of caste in modern India, and how the conflict between Ambedkar and Gandhi continues to resonate. Roy breathes new life into Ambedkar's anti-caste utopia, and says that without a Dalit revolution, India will ... Read more
B.R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important, yet neglected, works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. It offers a scholarly critique of Hindu scriptures, scriptures that sanction a rigidly hierarchical and iniquitous social system. Arundhati Roy introduces this extensively annotated edition in "The Doctor and the Saint," examining the persistence of caste in modern India, and how the conflict between Ambedkar and Gandhi continues to resonate. Roy breathes new life into Ambedkar's anti-caste utopia, and says that without a Dalit revolution, India will ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
525g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784783525
SKU
V9781784783525
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About Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born in 1891 into an "Untouchable" family of modest means. One of India's most radical thinkers, he transformed the social and political landscape in the struggle against British colonialism. He was a prolific writer who oversaw the drafting of the Indian Constitution and served as India's first Law Minister. In 1935, he publicly declared that though ... Read more
Reviews for Annihilation of Caste: The Annotated Critical Edition
Annihilation of Caste has to be read ... No Hindu who prizes his faith above life itself can afford to underrate the importance of this indictment.
M.K. Gandhi Marvellous writing with conceptual clarity and political understanding - something the world should know about. . . Roy's essay has the sharp political thrust one has come to expect ... Read more
M.K. Gandhi Marvellous writing with conceptual clarity and political understanding - something the world should know about. . . Roy's essay has the sharp political thrust one has come to expect ... Read more