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Rawat, Ramnarayan S.

Reconsidering untouchability : Chamars and Dalit history in North India / Ramnarayan S. Rawat. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011. - xix, 272 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.Pbk. - Contemporary Indian studies . - Contemporary Indian studies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Untouchable Boundaries: Chamars and the Politics of Identity and History 1
1 Making Chamars Criminal: The Crime of Cattle Poisoning 24
2 Investigating the Stereotype: Chamar Peasants and Agricultural Laborers 54
3 Is the Leather Industry a Chamar Enterprise? The Making of Leatherworkers 85

4 Struggle for Identities: Chamar Histories and Politics 120
5 From Chamars to Dalits: The Making of an Achhut Identity and Politics, 1927-56 155
Conclusion: Overcoming Domination: The Emergence of a New Achhut Identity 185
Appendix: Statistical Tables 191

ISBN: 9780253222626 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2010031792

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB083417 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015600115 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chamār (South Asian people)--History.--India, North
Chamār (South Asian people)--Ethnic identity.--India, North
Dalits--History.--India, North
Caste--History.--India, North
Leatherwork--Social aspects--History.--India, North
Agricultural laborers--Social conditions.--India, North
Chamār (South Asian people)--Politics and government.--India, North
Dalits--Politics and government.--India, North

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India, North--Ethnic relations.
India, North--Social conditions.

Dewey Class. No.: 305.5688 RAW