Caste, occupation, and politics on the Ganges
Subtitle: passages of resistance
By: by Assa Doron.
Series: Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Aldershot; Burlington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780754675501
Subjects: Mallahs -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) -- Social conditions; Mallahs -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) -- Economic conditions; Caste -- Political aspects -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Description: Contents include: 'The Criminal Type: Domesticating the Ganges Boatmen', 'The Moral Economy of Boating: Territorial Clashes and Internet Struggles' and 'The Romance of Banaras: Boatmen, Pilgrims and Tourists'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.