Untouchability in rural India /
Ghanshyam Shah ... [et al.].
- New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2006.
- 216 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-208) and index.
Introduction : caste, untouchability and Dalits in rural India -- Rural untouchability today : forms and sites -- `Unclean` occupations : savaged by tradition -- Dalit women and the practice of untouchability -- Violence against Dalits -- Demanding rights, equality and dignity -- Conclusion.