01023nam a22001577a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200160007610000180009224500740011026000600018430000210024452005370026565000430080265500200084520260604120840.0260604b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9788132111672  a305.568 KHA  aKhanam, Azra.  aMuslim Backward Classes b: A Sociological Perspectivec/ Azra Khanam  aNew Delhib: SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd.c, 2013.  a298 p.c; 24 cm.  aThis book examines the social, educational, and economic conditions of Muslim Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in India. Azra Khanam analyzes the historical origins of backward-class categorization, the nature of Muslim backwardness, caste and class divisions within Muslim society, and issues of social justice and equal opportunity. The work provides a sociological study of stratification among Indian Muslims and discusses government policies, minority welfare measures, and development indicators affecting Muslim OBC communities.  aMuslims -- India -- Social conditions.  aCaste -- India.