The Untouchable as himself : ideology, identity, and pragmatism among the Lucknow Chamars /

The Untouchable as himself : ideology, identity, and pragmatism among the Lucknow Chamars /

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Author / Creator:Khare, R. S. (Ravindra S.)
Imprint:Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1984.
Description:xv, 189 p. : 1 port. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in cultural systems 8
Subject:
Chamar (South Asian people)
Dalits
Chamār (South Asian people)
Dalits.
Social conditions.
Lucknow (India) -- Social conditions.
India -- Lucknow.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/679631
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ISBN:052126314X
0521269261 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 174-181.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Note on transliteration
  • Introduction: The inquiry and its context
  • Part I. Untouchable Ideology
  • 1. The moral basis
  • 2. Formulations, categories and procedures
  • 3. Evaluating an ideal ascetic
  • 4. Moral individuation: a climax
  • Part II. Pragmatic Strategies
  • 5. Transition I: The worldly ascetic
  • 6. Transition II: The radical and protesting ascetic
  • 7. Articulation of the practical ethos
  • 8. Identification of deprivation and its manipulation
  • 9. Evaluation and accountability
  • Conclusion: aspects of significance
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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