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Aganist The Madness Of Manu : B R Ambedkars Writings On Brahmanical Patriarchy
by Sharmila Rege (Author),
Navayana (Publisher)
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Book Description
About the Book: Against the Madness of Manu
A Brahman mega convention in contemporary Pune reasserts faithin endogamy for
national interest , and imposes new codes onBrahman women. A Brahman Congress
leader suggests that a Dalitchief minister be raped and paid compensation. In
his 1916 paperCastes in India , the 25-year-old Ambedkar offered the insight
thatthe caste system thrives by its control of women, and that caste isa product
of sustained endogamy. Since then, till the time hepiloted the Hindu Code Bill,
seeking to radicalise women s rightsin the 1950s, Ambedkar deployed a range of
arguments to make hiscase against Brahmanism and its twin, patriarchy.
While Ambedkar
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9788189059538
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Navayana
Publishing Date 2013-02-14
Product Edition 1
Total Pages 266