Caste and nature: Dalits and Indian environmental politics

Rarely do Indian environmental discourses examine nature through the lens of caste. Whereas nature is considered as universal and inherent, caste is understood as a constructed historical and social entity. Mukul Sharma shows how caste and nature are intimately connected. He compares Dalit meanings...

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1. Verfasser: Sharma, Mukul 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2018
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:Rarely do Indian environmental discourses examine nature through the lens of caste. Whereas nature is considered as universal and inherent, caste is understood as a constructed historical and social entity. Mukul Sharma shows how caste and nature are intimately connected. He compares Dalit meanings of environment to ideas and practices of neo-Brahmanism and certain mainstreams of environmental thought. Showing how Dalit experiences of environment are ridden with metaphors of pollution, impurity and dirt, the author is able to bring forth new dimensions on both environment and Dalits, without valourising the latter's standpoint
Beschreibung:This edition previously issued in print: 2017. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780199090969
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780199477562.001.0001

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