Muslim Backward Classes: A Sociological Perspective - Hardcover

Khanam, Azra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8132111672 ISBN 13: 9788132111672

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2013

This book presents the sociological perspectives on Muslim OBCs as a category determined by the Indian State. Although Muslims constitute an important part of the population and are the second largest religious community in the world, as well as in India, social scientists rarely undertake this community to analyze their socioeconomic and educational development. Muslim Backward Classes provides a comprehensive explanation of the origin and meaning of the term "backward class," followed with the historical perspectives of Muslim backwardness in India.

The volume fills the gap in the literature and presents a broad-based picture of the problems of Muslim OBCs, highlighting the questions of justice and equal opportunity to all groups irrespective of religion.

About the Author:

Azra Khanam has been teaching and doing research in Dr K. R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi since 2008. Dr Khanam did her PhD from Aligarh Muslim University.

She taught as a guest lecturer at Women’s College, Aligarh Muslim University during 2003–04 and 2007–08. She has published several articles in reputed Indian journals.

Review:

A fresh and interesting perspective on social stratification among Muslims in India.

-- Frontline

The work is an Interesting study of social, economic and educational condition of the OBCs among Muslims in India...the study has tried to fill the gaps in the literature on Muslims and generated empirical evidence from the data which shows under-representation of Muslim OBCs in India.

-- Journal of Intercultural Studies

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 8132111672
• ISBN 13: 9788132111672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 313