Caste, Occupation and Politics on the Ganges: Passages of Resistance

by Assa Doron

Book Overview

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. Assa Doron examines the evolution of the boatmen community, drawing on a variety of sources to illuminate the cultural politics of social and economic inequality in contemporary India.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815346506
• ISBN13: 9780815346500
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"