Reconsidering untouchability : Chamars and Dalit history in North India / Ramnarayan S. Rawat.
By: Rawat, Ramnarayan S.
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TextSeries: Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2011.Description: xix, 272 p. ill., map 23 cm.ISBN: 9780253355584; 0253355583; 9780253222626 (pbk.); 0253222621 (pbk.).Subject(s): Chamār (South Asian people) -- North India -- History | Chamār (South Asian people) -- North India -- Ethnic identity | Dalits -- North India -- History | Caste -- North India -- History | Leatherwork -- Social aspects -- North India -- History | Agricultural laborers -- North India -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 305.5 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Introduction: Untouchable boundaries : Chamars and the politics of identity and history -- Making Chamars criminal : the crime of cattle poisoning -- Investigating the stereotype : Chamar peasants and agricultural laborers -- Is the leather industry a Chamar enterprise? : the making of leatherworkers -- Struggle for identities : Chamar histories and politics -- From Chamars to Dalits : the making of an achhut identity and politics, 1927-56 -- Conclusion: Overcoming domination : the emergence of a new achhut identity -- Appendix: Statistical tables -- Glossary.
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