02990oam 2200517I 450 991015461940332120230126214824.01-315-26084-010.4324/9781315260846 (CKB)3710000000965266(MiAaPQ)EBC4758125(OCoLC)965542768(BIP)59801894(BIP)21205140(EXLCZ)99371000000096526620180706e20162009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCaste, occupation, and politics on the Ganges passages of resistance /Assa DoronLondon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (217 pages) illustrations, map, photographsAnthropology and Cultural History in Asia and the Indo-PacificFirst published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing.0-7546-7550-5 1-351-95327-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The Criminal Type: Domesticating the Ganges Boatmen -- chapter 2 ‘Step-sons of the State’: Marginalization and the Struggle for Recognition -- chapter 3 The Moral Economy of Boating: Territorial Clashes and Internal Struggles -- chapter 4 River Crossings: Boatmen, Priests and the Ritual Economy of Banaras -- chapter 5 The Romance of Banaras: Boatmen, Pilgrims and Tourists.This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. Assa Doron examines the evolution of the boatmen community, drawing on a variety of sources to illuminate the cultural politics of social and economic inequality in contemporary India. Caste, Occupation and Politics on the Ganges offers insight into recent debates about the cultural and historical forms of social practice and resistance at the juncture between tradition and the global economy, and will therefore appeal not only to anthropologists, but to anyone working in the field of development studies, globalization, religion, politics and cultural studies.Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific.MallahsIndiaVārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)Social conditionsMallahsIndiaVārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)Economic conditionsCastePolitical aspectsIndiaVārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)MallahsSocial conditions.MallahsEconomic conditions.CastePolitical aspects954/.2Doron Assa.866906FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910154619403321Caste, occupation, and politics on the Ganges1935071UNINA