Touch thee not: Group conflict, caste power and untouchability in rural India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2020.12.003
Abstract: Abstract We investigate the impact of community power on the practice of untouchability - the avoidance of physical contact – by upper and backward caste Hindus vis-a-vis ‘scheduled’ castes (SCs) in rural India. We hypothesize… read more here.
Keywords: rural india; caste obc; power; caste ... See more keywords