Caste and Emancipatory Quest: Ethnography of Dalits in an Urban Neighborhood

By: Rama Devi

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Synopsis: The book unravels the entangled relationship between ascriptive identity (caste) and space (urban) and how this interaction (re)moulds urban stratification. Urban rather represents a liminal space while offering promising opportunities to aspire and achieve upward mobility, it presents structural constraints frustrating the march of Dalits to claim desired mobility. Through descriptive and nuanced accounts of various aspects of Dalit lives in urban, it foregrounds how caste permeates everyday city life. The book debunks the mirage of urban castelessness.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9789819608324
Related ISBNs:: 9789819608317
Publisher:: Springer Nature Singapore
Date of Addition:: 04/22/25
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.