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100			_aKhanam, Azra.
245			_aMuslim Backward Classes _b: A Sociological Perspective _c/ Azra Khanam
260			_aNew Delhi _b: SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. _c, 2013.
300			_a298 p. _c; 24 cm.
520			_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.
650			_aMuslims -- India -- Social conditions.
655			_aCaste -- India.
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