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
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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
India, North--Ethnic relations. India, North--Social conditions.