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Based on anthropological fieldwork in the Indian state of Rajasthan, the author explores the manner in which semi-nomadic performers known as Bhats understand caste hierarchies. He demonstrates how the ability to cleverly rework and sabotage lingering caste inequalities forms the basis for Bhat clai...

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Main Author: Snodgrass, Jeffrey G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Caste > India > Rajasthan.
Bhats.
Chamār (South Asian people)
Castes > Inde > Rājasthān.
Chamār (Peuple de l'Asie méridionale)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Classes.
Bhats
Caste
India > Rajasthan
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Based on anthropological fieldwork in the Indian state of Rajasthan, the author explores the manner in which semi-nomadic performers known as Bhats understand caste hierarchies. He demonstrates how the ability to cleverly rework and sabotage lingering caste inequalities forms the basis for Bhat claims to status in contemporary India.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 226 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and index.
ISBN:9780199785063
0199785066
9781429403016
1429403012