{"product_id":"venomous-touch-notes-on-caste-culture-and-politics","title":"Venomous Touch: Notes on Caste, Culture and Politics","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"17\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"17\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"264\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"62\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"62\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"36\"\u003eBook Title:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"60\"\u003eTheorizing Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"89\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"89\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"76\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ravi Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"121\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"104\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"136\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"176\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"176\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789381345887\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"205\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"205\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"199\"\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"238\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"238\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 01-12-2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"264\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"264\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"285\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"728\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"310\"\u003eTheorizing Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e by Ravi Kumar is a collection of essays that brings his intellectual concerns to a wider audience. These essays, many of which are translated from Tamil for the first time, explore a variety of pressing issues within contemporary India. They range from caste politics, communalism, media influence, education, censorship, and literature, offering a critical analysis of the power dynamics that shape democratic India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"1197\"\u003eDrawing on the works of Marx, Bakunin, Derrida, Foucault, and other prominent philosophers, Ravi Kumar addresses questions of power, resistance, and historical oppression, with a focus on Dalit narratives and their unexpected developments. The book is divided into five parts, charting the history of Dalits, land ownership, labor, and education. Kumar also critiques the role of cinema in documenting social issues, analyzing the film \u003cem data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003eKnock-Out\u003c\/em\u003e by filmmaker Lenin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1514\"\u003eThe final section of the book contains powerful accounts of Dalit oppression, including the systematic violence and legal neglect faced by Dalits in India. 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