Life on the Ganga : boatmen and the ritual economy of Banaras /

This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. The author examines the evolution of the boatmen communit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doron, Assa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Delhi : Foundation Books, 2013.
Temas:
Mallahs > India > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) > Social conditions.
Mallahs > India > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) > Economic conditions.
Boaters (Persons) > India > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) > Social conditions.
Boaters (Persons) > India > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) > Economic conditions.
Caste > Political aspects > India > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Mallah > Inde > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) > Conditions sociales.
Mallah > Inde > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) > Conditions économiques.
Castes > Aspect politique > Inde > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Caste > Political aspects
India > Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
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