Ground Down by Growth - Tribe, Caste, Class and Inequality in 21st Century India (Paperback)

Why has India's astonishing economic growth not reached the people at the bottom of its social and economic hierarchy? Travelling the length and breadth of the subcontinent, this book shows how India's 'untouchables' and 'tribals' fit into the global economy. India's Dalit and Adivasi communities make up a staggering one in twenty-five people across the globe and yet they remain amongst the most oppressed. Conceived in dialogue with economists, Ground Down by Growth reveals the impact of global capitalism on their lives. It shows how capitalism entrenches, rather than erases, social difference and has transformed traditional forms of identity-based discrimination into new mechanisms of exploitation and oppression. Through studies of the working poor, migrant labour and the conjugated oppression of caste, tribe, region, gender and class relations, the social inequalities generated by capitalism are exposed.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Anthropology, Culture and Society
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Alpa Shah • Jens Lerche • Richard Axelby • Dalel Benbabaali • Brendan Donegan • Vikramaditya Thakur • Jayaseelan Raj
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-3768-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	0-7453-3768-6
Barcode:	9780745337685

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