Caste Politics in Bihar
In Historical Continuum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13069925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rakesh Ankit (0000-0001-7772-5606, Loughborough University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 115-136 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Sociology of South Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2230-8075 • E-ISSN: 2249-5312 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2230807518767968 |
| OpenAlex | W2804580695 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article provides a long-term narrative of movements for social change in Bihar, precipitated by the steady rise to political power by the Backward Classes/Castes in the state, since 1989. Locating this moment in a longer momentum of struggle since the 1920s, it probes the antecedents of recent social change in Bihar politics. Contextualising this process within a long recessional, it traces a larger democratic cycle of empowerment going back to the early twentieth century. The article attempts the historicisation of Bihar politics by drawing upon a variety of sources—from official records to newspapers—and supplementing them with relevant secondary literature
Caste · Democracy · Empowerment · Literature · Narrative · Newspaper · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social change · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Gender Studies · History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |