Retro-modern India (Exploring the Political in South Asia)

Retro-modern India (Exploring the Political in South Asia)

by Manuela Ciotti (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge India
Published: 23 Feb 2010

ISBN 10: 0415563119
ISBN 13: 9780415563116