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Retro-modern India

- Forging the Low-caste Self

About Retro-modern India

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781138384248
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 312
  • Published:
  • August 13, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 138x216x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 362 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 11, 2024

Description of Retro-modern India

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.

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