Chronicling Continuity and Change
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Ayan Guha, Ph.D is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. He is also currently associated with the York Centre for Asian Research, York University, Toronto as an External Research Associate. He has published extensively on caste and dalit politics.
Acknowledgements List of Tables 1Introduction Setting the Agenda of Analysis 1Posing the Problem: West Bengals Exceptionalism 2Contemporary Critiques of West Bengals Exceptionalism 3Research Rationale 4Thematic Outline and Approach 2Caste and Nature of Political Mobilization Emerging Trends 1Rise of the Matua Factor 2 bjps Matua Outreach: A New Relationship 3Politics of Memory and Political Narrative 4Contextualising Dalit Mobilisation in West Bengal 5Interplay of Memory and Politics at the Grassroots 3Analysing Patterns of Political Representation Continuity or Change 1Explaining Rise of Caste Hypothesis 2Two Concepts of Representation: A Brief Theoretical Exploration 3Mapping Trends of Political Representation in West Bengal 4Decoding Political Outlook towards Representation 4Caste and Politics of Numbers Delving Deep into Demography 1Demographic Fragmentation of Caste Groups 2Geographic Concentration of Caste Groups 3Demography and Political Aggregation of Caste Interests 5Material Basis of Caste Putting Political Economy into Perspective 1Caste and Economic Aspects of Identity Politics 2Caste Identity and Patterns of Landholding 3Caste and Relative Deprivation 4Land and Agrarian Politics 5Other Economic Indicators 6Economic Development and Politics of Caste Coalition 6Micro-politics in Rural Society Social Imagination, Political Culture and Economic Reality at the Grassroots 1Existing Findings about Micro-Dynamics of Caste in West Bengal: An Overview 2A Note on Methodology 3Geography and Demography of the Village under Study 4Caste and Class: Converging, Diverging and Intersecting Identities 5Cultural Dynamics of Caste 6Locating Caste in Politics at the Grassroots 7Summing Up 7Unmasking Political Culture Workings of Cultural Dynamics in Mainstream Politics 1Bhadralok: Decoding the Sociological Category 2Emergence and Evolution of the Bhadralok 3From Culture to Politics: Tracing the Roots of Bhadralok Hegemony 4Dynamics of a Discourse: Political Culture in Operation 5Break from Past: Towards a Critical Juncture? 8Conclusion Summing Up Bibliography Index