Subaltern Studies V

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Preface vii
Note on Contributors viii
Acknowledgement x
The Bhils and Shahukars of Eastern Gujarat
by David Hardiman 1
Touching the Body: Perspectives on the Indian Plague,
1896-1900
by David Arnold 55
A Literary Representation of the Subaltern:
Mahasweta Devi's 'Stanadayini'
by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak 91
Chandra's Death
by Ranajit Guha 135
Approver's Testimony, Judicial Discourse:
The Case of Chauri Chaura
by Shahid Amin 166
Discussion
Subaltern Studies: Capital, Class and Community
by Asok Sen 203
Discussion
In Search of a Subaltern Lenin
by Ajit K. Chaudhury 236
Appendix A: 'Breast-Giver'
by Mahsweta Devi
translated by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak 252
Appendix B: The Testimony of Shikari, the Approver,
in the Court of Sessions Judge H.E. Holmes 277
Glossary 290
Index 292