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020 _a9788132105145 (hbk.)
040 _cDLC
082 0 0 _a305.568809548209034
100 1 _aBasu, Raj Sekhar.
245 1 0 _aNandanar's children:
_bthe Paraiyans' tryst with destiny, Tamil Nadu 1850-1956/
_cRaj Sekhar Basu.
260 _aLos Angeles :
_bSAGE Publications,
_c2011.
300 _alxvi, 424 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [391]-414) and index.
505 0 _aElusive freedom: the Paraiyans and agrarian servitude in nineteenth century Tamil Nadu -- The missionary involvement with the "Pariah" issue in South India -- Search for fresh pastures: overseas and internal migration patterns of the Tamil Paraiyans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- The Paraiyans: from socio-economic upliftment to entry into politics -- The making of 'Adi Dravida' politics in Tamil Nadu -- Political groupism and fractured 'Adi Dravida' politics in Tamil Nadu.
650 0 _aPariahs
_xSocial conditions.
651 0 _aTamil Nadu (India)
_xSocial conditions.
942 _cWB16