Untouchability in rural India

by Shah, Ghanshyam

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This important book presents systematic evidence of the incidence and extent of the practice of untouchability in contemporary India. It is based on the results of a very large survey covering 560 villages in 11 states, which found that untouchability continues to be widely prevalent and is practiced in one form or another in almost 80 percent of the villages. While the evidence presented in this book suggests that the more blatant and extreme forms of untouchability appear to have declined, di…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Untouchability in rural India / Ghanshyam Shah [and others].

Summary

This important book presents systematic evidence of the incidence and extent of the practice of untouchability in contemporary India. It is based on the results of a very large survey covering 560 villages in 11 states, which found that untouchability continues to be widely prevalent and is practiced in one form or another in almost 80 percent of the villages. While the evidence presented in this book suggests that the more blatant and extreme forms of untouchability appear to have declined, discrimination continues and is most prevalent in the religious and personal spheres. The authors show.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):SAGE Publications
  • Place of Publication:New Delhi
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (216 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn655047066
  • LC Classification:HT720
  • Dewey Decimal:305.5/68

Table of Contents

Introduction : caste, untouchability and Dalits in rural India -- Rural untouchability today : forms and sites -- 'Unclean' occupations : savaged by tradition -- Dalit women and the practice of untouchability -- Violence against Dalits -- Demanding rights, equality and dignity -- Conclusion.

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Subjects

Caste Caste -- India Castes -- Inde Dalits -- Social conditions Dalits -- Social conditions. -- India Electronic books India India -- Rural conditions Rural conditions

Writers

Shah, Ghanshyam

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