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Labour conditions and the disadvantage suffered by those of low social-status (Dalits) are two issues of great academic importance and pressing practical concern in India. Dalits have been caught up in different modes of work; this book brings new perspectives to bear on the change, including those of Dalits themselves. It reflects on the social and economic disabilities against which Dalits have campaigned, particularly the link between occupation and inherited status. This book traces aspects of the story of labour from the eighteenth century to the present day, assessing the degrees of continuity with past practice, and whether the 'modern' assumptions about work, its separation from other aspects of daily life, its 'commoditization' and its 'class' implications have often been reflected in Indian experience. The essays propose a number of general points on how ideological and religious ferment accompanies economic change, and also treat particularities that resonate against entrenched social conditions and attitudes. Two main definitions of 'movement' are intended - migration and protest. As a whole the book forms a comparative study of the concepts of labour and of social hier

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Author

Peter G. Robb

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195632132

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Economics, Management, History