Untouchability in rural India

Shah, Ghanshyam Thorat, Sukhadeo Mander, Harsh

Untouchability in rural India - New Delhi Sage Publications 2006 - 216p. ill. 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-208) and index.

Introduction : caste, untouchability and Dalits in rural India -- Rural untouchability today : forms and sites -- 'Unclean' occupations : savaged by tradition -- Dalit women and the practice of untouchability -- Violence against Dalits -- Demanding rights, equality and dignity -- Conclusion.

9780761935070

2006019476


Caste--India.
Dalits--Social conditions.--India


India--Rural conditions.

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