Untouchable citizens
Subtitle: Dalit movements and democratisation in Tamil Nadu
By: Hugo Gorringe.
Series: Cultural subordination and the Dalit challenge ;; v. 4
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Delhi; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
Subjects: Dalits -- India -- Tamil Nadu -- Political activity; Dalits -- India -- Tamil Nadu -- Social conditions; Democratization -- India -- Tamil Nadu
Description: "This book, the fourth in the series Cultural Subordination and the Dalit Challenge, examines the mode of organisation and engagement in politics of the Dalits in Tamil Nadu, and their contribution to the processes of democratisation and egalitarianism. With its many insights and unusual methodology, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Dalit studies, sociology, political science, and history, as also to social activists and journalists."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [352]-379) and index.