Challenging Untouchability
Dalit Initiative and Experience from Karnataka
1st Edition
Published on 22. October 1998
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-7619-9263-9 (ISBN)
Description
The contributors to this volume describe the status of rural untouchable castes and study their efforts to challenge the daily humiliations they face. They reveal the vitality of Dalit movements and the contribution they are making to reshaping Indian society. This book provides a vivid account of a section of the Indian population which is either ignored or misrepresented.
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Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
495 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-9263-9 (9780761992639)
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Content
PART ONE
Dalits and State Action - Simon R Charsley and G K Karanth
The `SCs'
Caste, Cultural Resources and Social Mobility - Simon R Charsley
PART TWO
Escaping Domination - G K Karanth
Rajapara's Untouchables
Privilege and Conformity - K G Gayathri Devi
The Madars of Nuliyur
Female Enterprise and Male Employment - K G Gayathri Devi
Thigala Holeyas of Akkahalli
Checks to Integration - Neil Armstrong
AKs of Mahepura
Caste Metamorphosis - E N Ashok Kumar
The Korachas of Dharmapura
Increasing Autonomy - Simon R Charsley
The Harijans of Rateyur
Upward Mobility or Class Formation? Samagars of Jenubhavi - E N Ashok Kumar
PART THREE
Beyond Untouchability? Local Experience and Society-Wide Implications - G K Karanth and Simon R Charsley
Dalits and State Action - Simon R Charsley and G K Karanth
The `SCs'
Caste, Cultural Resources and Social Mobility - Simon R Charsley
PART TWO
Escaping Domination - G K Karanth
Rajapara's Untouchables
Privilege and Conformity - K G Gayathri Devi
The Madars of Nuliyur
Female Enterprise and Male Employment - K G Gayathri Devi
Thigala Holeyas of Akkahalli
Checks to Integration - Neil Armstrong
AKs of Mahepura
Caste Metamorphosis - E N Ashok Kumar
The Korachas of Dharmapura
Increasing Autonomy - Simon R Charsley
The Harijans of Rateyur
Upward Mobility or Class Formation? Samagars of Jenubhavi - E N Ashok Kumar
PART THREE
Beyond Untouchability? Local Experience and Society-Wide Implications - G K Karanth and Simon R Charsley