Rawat, Ramnarayan S. <br/><br/>
Reconsidering untouchability :  Chamars and Dalit history in North India / 
Ramnarayan S. Rawat. 
 - Bloomington :  Indiana University Press,  2011. 
 - xix, 272 p. :  ill., map ;  23 cm. 
 - Contemporary Indian studies .
 - Contemporary Indian studies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Untouchable boundaries : Chamars and the politics of identity and history -- Making Chamars criminal : the crime of cattle poisoning -- Investigating the stereotype : Chamar peasants and agricultural laborers -- Is the leather industry a Chamar enterprise? : the making of leatherworkers -- Struggle for identities : Chamar histories and politics -- From Chamars to Dalits : the making of an achhut identity and politics, 1927-56 -- Conclusion: Overcoming domination : the emergence of a new achhut identity -- Appendix: Statistical tables -- Glossary. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788178243559 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chamārs--History.--India, North<br/>Chamārs--Ethnic identity.--India, North<br/>Dalits--History.--India, North<br/>Caste--History.--India, North<br/>Leatherwork--Social aspects--History.--India, North<br/>Agricultural laborers--Social conditions.--India, North<br/>Chamārs--Politics and government.--India, North<br/>Dalits--Politics and government.--India, North
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>India, North--Ethnic relations.<br/>India, North--Social conditions.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.5688 RAW