{"product_id":"9798888900123","title":"The Curious Trajectory of Caste in West Bengal Politics","description":"Author: Ayan Guha\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798888900123\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Feb 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis important book critically engages with the dynamics of caste in the politics of West Bengal, which unlike other parts of India has remained relatively free from large scale caste-based political mobilisation. The insignificance of caste in West Bengal politics has remained an enigma. Despite a growing interest in the politics of caste in West Bengal in recent years, in part due to the end of the world's longest serving democratically elected Communist government (1977-2011)  which put forward a class centric non-identitarian politics, the Caste question in West Bengal politics has remained under-researched. In this context, scholar Ayan Guha explores the reasons for the relative insignificance of caste in post-colonial West Bengal's politics and also assesses the future possibilities of caste-based identity politics in the state.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47925123612830,"sku":"ING-9798888900123","price":53.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798888900123.jpg?v=1782960163","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798888900123","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}