The Pariah Problem: Caste, Religion, and the Social in Modern India

Once known as "Pariahs," Dalits are primarily descendants of unfree agrarian laborers. They belong to India's most subordinated castes, face overwhelming poverty and discrimination, and provoke public anxiety. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, this book follows the c...

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Main Author: Viswanath, Rupa (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Columbia University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Series/Journal:Cultures of History
Further subjects:B Caste (India) History
B Asia-Pacific
B Pariahs
B Culture and History of non-European Territories
B Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
B India & South Asia / Asia / HISTORY
B Caste India History
B Pariahs History
B Caste
B History
B Pariahs Social conditions
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