Dalit Women of Nepal: Strategies of Resistance

This book explores the strategies of resistance employed by Dalit women in Nepal to combat social injustice and untouchability, highlighting the impact of these practices on human dignity and quality of life. It adopts a three-dimensional framework of social injustice and presents personal interviews and ethnographic accounts to illustrate the forms of political activism initiated by Dalit women to challenge and remedy social injustice. The book emphasizes the pursuit of positive substantial freedoms as essential for human flourishing and challenges conventional ethical and political perspectives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 01 January 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the courageous strategies of resistance employed by Dalit women in Nepal, as they bravely confront the pervasive social injustice of the caste system and its associated practices of untouchability. Through in-depth analysis and personal accounts, the author presents a profound understanding of social injustice as encompassing three interconnected dimensions: maldistribution, exclusion, and disempowerment. Applying this framework to the unique circumstances faced by Dalit women, the book explores the diverse forms of political activism initiated by these resilient individuals as innovative approaches to challenge, rectify, and empower themselves. It sheds light on their unwavering pursuit of fundamental human capabilities, recognizing social justice not merely as the absence of these injustices but as the presence of positive, substantive freedoms to actualize their potential.

The book offers a groundbreaking perspective on the moral lives of Dalit women, challenging prevailing assumptions and methodologies in comparative ethics and political philosophy. By highlighting the experiences and perspectives of this historically understudied group, it contributes to a more inclusive and empathetic understanding of human dignity and the pursuit of a just and equitable society. This work will appeal to scholars and researchers in the fields of South Asian Studies, Religious Studies, Anthropology, and Womens Studies, as well as anyone interested in social justice, human rights, and the empowerment of marginalized communities.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780415736039