Meaning of Work in Dalit Autobiographies

Studies in History

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-60

  Upadhyay, Shashi Bhushan ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

autobiography; caste; Dalit; manual labour; tradition; untouchability; village work

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951994291     PISSN: 02576430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/025764301002600102     Document Type: Article

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