Retro-modern india: forging the low-caste self
Auteur :
Ciotti, Manuela
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415563116
Date de publication :
23 févr. 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
740 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Focusing on the low caste Chamar community, this book examines how some of them abandoned their traditional polluting work, and strategically entered the upper-caste weaving profession. Located within the changing politics of the time, it outlines human agency and its search for dignity.