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Beschreibung

The Monster in Your Path is an original and provocative look at why the global Left stumbles when dealing with historical structures of subordination like caste or race. Sharika Thiranagama examines rural communities in the South Indian state of Kerala, where decades of Communist Party rule has transformed life through land reform and social reorganization. Despite Marxist ideals, new forms of caste disparities have moved from "public" space to private spaces and private lives. Through an exquisitely crafted ethnography that centers Dalit women, the book explains how historical economies of humiliation and subordination continue to influence modern spaces like the private home. From histories of enslavement to an exploration of the houses and neighborhoods through which Dalit communities build dignity and self-worth, Thiranagama sets a new agenda for caste studies in India and beyond.

The Monster in Your Path is an original and provocative look at why the global Left stumbles when dealing with historical structures of subordination like caste or race. Sharika Thiranagama examines rural communities in the South Indian state of Kerala, where decades of Communist Party rule has transformed life through land reform and social reorganization. Despite Marxist ideals, new forms of caste disparities have moved from "public" space to private spaces and private lives. Through an exquisitely crafted ethnography that centers Dalit women, the book explains how historical economies of humiliation and subordination continue to influence modern spaces like the private home. From histories of enslavement to an exploration of the houses and neighborhoods through which Dalit communities build dignity and self-worth, Thiranagama sets a new agenda for caste studies in India and beyond.

Über den Autor
Sharika Thiranagama is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University and author of In My Mother's House: Civil War in Sri Lanka.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780520425149
ISBN-10: 0520425146
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Thiranagama, Sharika
Hersteller: University of California Press
Atelier: Ethnographic Inquiry in the Twenty-First Century
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 228 x 152 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Sharika Thiranagama
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.04.2026
Gewicht: 0,502 kg
Artikel-ID: 135204948

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