Caste, occupation and politics on the ganges: passages of resistance
Auteur :
Doron, Assa
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754675501
Date de publication :
28 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A study of power and resistance in everyday life which investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organisation and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination.