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Constructing dalit identity /
With special reference to Tamil Nadu, India.
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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jaipur :
Rawat Publications,
2007.
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Table of Contents:
- Constructing dalit ethnicity--The setting--Ethnicising paraiyar identity--From symbols of pollution to symbols of culture and identity--History of conflict between the paraiyars and the vanniyars--Changing the meaning of and positive identificationwith symbols--Beef-eating: from symbols of pollution to symbol of social custom--Land: From symbol of marginalisation to symbol of empowerment--Re-symbolisation and re-identification--Conclusion:The paraiyars new identity and its implications.