Reconsidering untouchability : Chamars and Dalit history in North India / Ramnarayan S. Rawat.

Author/creator Rawat, Ramnarayan S.
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxix, 272 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Chamār (South Asian people)--India, North. --History.
Chamār (South Asian people)--India, North. --Ethnic identity.
Dalits--India, North. --History.
Caste--India, North. --History.
Leatherwork--Social aspects. --India, North. --History.
Agricultural laborers--India, North. --Social conditions.
Chamār (South Asian people)--India, North. --Politics and government.
Dalits--India, North. --Politics and government.
India, North--Ethnic relations.
India, North--Social conditions.

SeriesContemporary Indian studies
Contemporary Indian studies. ^A595942
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010031792
ISBN9780253355584 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0253355583 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253222626 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0253222621 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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