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- catalog abstract ""In 1957, Kerala became the first region in Asia to elect a communist government through parliamentary procedure. Dilip Menon's book traces the social history of communism in Malabar, the bastion of the movement, and looks at how the ideology was transformed into a doctrine of caste equality, as national strategies were reshaped by local circumstance and tinged by pragmatism. Earlier, lower caste reform movements had projected the idea of a community of lower castes standing apart from society. Nationalists, led by members of upper caste, landowning households, attempted only to construct a limited 'Hindu' community based on the equality of all castes. Communism was characterised by a radical pragmatism which successfully challenged subordination and notions of deference, while not significantly altering the structures of power." "This is the first study to consider the social history of communism anywhere in India. While existing literature concentrates on the intricacies of Party policy, Dilip Menon explores the diversity of political practice within a particular region. He particularly analyses the relationship between landowners and cultivators, demonstrating their economic and cultural interdependence. Inequality and difference are tempered by a perception of shared symbols and values. As the author points out, the success of communism in Kerala lies in its pragmatic recognition of this fact."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b5857624.
- catalog coverage "Kerala (India) Politics and government.".
- catalog coverage "Malabar Coast (India) Politics and government.".
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description ""In 1957, Kerala became the first region in Asia to elect a communist government through parliamentary procedure. Dilip Menon's book traces the social history of communism in Malabar, the bastion of the movement, and looks at how the ideology was transformed into a doctrine of caste equality, as national strategies were reshaped by local circumstance and tinged by pragmatism. Earlier, lower caste reform movements had projected the idea of a community of lower castes standing apart from society. Nationalists, led by members of upper caste, landowning households, attempted only to construct a limited 'Hindu' community based on the equality of all castes. Communism was characterised by a radical pragmatism which successfully challenged subordination and notions of deference, while not significantly altering the structures of power." "This is the first study to consider the social history of communism anywhere in India. While existing literature concentrates on the intricacies of Party policy, Dilip Menon explores the diversity of political practice within a particular region. He particularly analyses the relationship between landowners and cultivators, demonstrating their economic and cultural interdependence. Inequality and difference are tempered by a perception of shared symbols and values. As the author points out, the success of communism in Kerala lies in its pragmatic recognition of this fact."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xv, 209 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521418798".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge South Asian studies ; 55".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "India Kerala.".
- catalog spatial "Kerala (India) Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Malabar Coast (India) Politics and government.".
- catalog subject "954/.83 20".
- catalog subject "Caste India Kerala.".
- catalog subject "Communism India Kerala.".
- catalog subject "DS485.K48 M46 1994".
- catalog subject "Nationalism India Kerala.".
- catalog title "Caste, nationalism, and communism in south India : Malabar, 1900-1948 / Dilip M. Menon.".
- catalog type "text".