Reconsidering Untouchability Chamars and Dalit History in North India |
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| Author:
| Rawat, Ramnarayan S. |
| Series title: | Contemporary Indian Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-22262-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.00 |
Book Description:
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Using Dalit vernacular literature, local-level archival sources, and interviews in Dalit neighborhoods, he reveals a previously unrecognized Dalit movement which has flourished in North India from the earliest decades of the 20th century and which has recently achieved major political successes.
Using Dalit vernacular literature, local-level archival sources, and interviews in Dalit neighborhoods, he reveals a previously unrecognized Dalit movement which has flourished in North India from the earliest decades of the 20th century and which has recently achieved major political successes.