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Caste, occupation and politics on the Ganges: passages of resistance / Assa Doron.

By: Doron, Assa Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008Description: xiv, 198 p. : 24 cmISBN: 9780754675501 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0754675505 (hardcover : alk. paper)Subject(s): Mallahs -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) -- Social conditions | Mallahs -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) -- Economic conditions | Caste -- Political aspects -- India -- Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)DDC classification: 954.2

Contents:

1. The Criminal Type; Domesticating the Ganges Boatmen 2. 'Step-sons of the State': Marginalization and the Struggle for Recognition 3. The Moral Economy of Boating: Territorial Clashes and Internal Struggles 4. River Crossings: Boatmen, Priests and the Ritual Economy of Banaras 5. The Romance of Banaras: Boatmen, Pilgrims and Tourists

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	954.2 DOR/C (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P29111

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1. The Criminal Type; Domesticating the Ganges Boatmen
2. 'Step-sons of the State': Marginalization and the Struggle for Recognition
3. The Moral Economy of Boating: Territorial Clashes and Internal Struggles
4. River Crossings: Boatmen, Priests and the Ritual Economy of Banaras
5. The Romance of Banaras: Boatmen, Pilgrims and Tourists

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