Vasant Moon, Gail Omvedt, Eleanor Zelliot

Growing up Untouchable in India

A Dalit Autobiography

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

'In this English translation, Moon's story is usefully framed by apparatus necessary to bring its message to even those taking their first look at South Asian culture...The result is an easy to digest short-course on what it means to be a Dalit, in the words of one notable Dalit.'-Journal of Asian Studies

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Produktdetails

• Asian Voices
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 335g
• ISBN-13: 9780742508811
• ISBN-10: 0742508811
• Artikelnr.: 22247106

Autorenporträt

Vasant Moon is a retired civil servant and Dalit activist. He is the editor of 17 volumes of Dr. AmbedkarOs writings and speeches in English. Gail Omvedt is a freelance writer and frequent visiting professor of sociology. Eleanor Zelliot is Laird Bell Professor of History emerita at Carleton College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 The Neighborhood Chapter 2 Fearless Chapter 3 Callousness and
Clouds Chapter 4 The Heat and Rain of Childhood Chapter 5 Dev Master's
Curse Falls Chapter 6 Religious Hymns Chapter 7 Shooting Star Chapter 8
Chickpeas and Parched Rice Chapter 9 The Unconquered Chapter 10 Parade of
Lions and Tigers Chapter 11 Foreshadowing Chapter 12 Holy Victory Chapter
13 Robust and Rollicking Chapter 14 Sports and Study Chapter 15 Pigeons and
Politics Chapter 16 Climax Chapter 17 Wrath Chapter 18 Cultural
Transformation Chapter 19 An Unspoiled Picture Chapter 20 The Welfare of
the World Chapter 21 For What? For Books! Chapter 22 I Begin to Write
Chapter 23 The End of Umar Khayam Chapter 24 Rising Moon Chapter 25 The
Vows of Religion Chapter 26 Falling Star Chapter 27 Tying the Knot Chapter
28 The Spinning Top Chapter 29 Summing Up