The Pariah problem : caste, religion, and the social in modern India /

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"Once known as 'Pariahs, ' Dalits are primarily descendants of unfree agrarian laborers. They belong to India's lowest castes, face overwhelming poverty and discrimination, and continue to be a source of public anxiety. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, this boo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Viswanath, Rupa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Colección:Cultures of history.
Temas:
Pariahs > History.
Pariahs > Social conditions.
Caste > India > History.
Parias > Histoire.
Parias > Conditions sociales.
Castes > Inde > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Caste
Pariahs
Social conditions
India > Social conditions.
India > History.
Inde > Conditions sociales.
Inde > Histoire.
India
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Land Tenure or Labor Control? The Agrarian Mise-en-Scène
  • 2. Conceptualizing Pariah Conversion: Caste, Spirit, Matter, and Penury
  • 3. The Pariah-Missionary Alliance: Agrarian Contestation and the Local State
  • 4. The State and the Cēri
  • 5. Settling Land, Sowing Conflict, or, The Rise and Rise of Religious Neutrality
  • 6. The Marriage of Sacred and Secular Authority: New Liberalism, Mission-State Relations, and the Birth of Authenticity
  • 7. Giving the Panchama a Home: Creating "a Friction Where None Exists"
  • 8. Everyday Warfare: Caste, Class, and the Public
  • 9. The Depressed Classes, Rights, and the Embrace of the Social
  • Conclusion: The Pariah Problem's Enduring Legacies.

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