Retro-modern India : Forging the Low-caste Self.

Focusing on the low caste Chamar community, this€book examines how some of them abandoned their traditional polluting work, and strategically entered the upper-caste weaving profession. Located within the changing politics of the time, €it outlines human agency and its search for dignity.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Ciotti, Manuela
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.