Title Life on the Ganga : boatmen and the ritual economy of Banaras / Assa Doron.

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Description	1 online resource (xix, 239 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Contents	Domesticating the Ganga boatmen -- Stepsons of the state : marginalization and the struggle for recognition -- The moral economy of boating : territorial clashes and internal struggles -- River crossings : boatmen, priests, and the ritual economy of Banaras -- The romance of Banaras : boatmen, pilgrims and tourists -- Conclusion : covert resistance and collective action.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index.
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Subject	Mallahs -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) -- Social conditions.
	Mallahs.
	India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
	Social conditions.
	Mallahs -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) -- Economic conditions.
	Economic conditions.
	Boaters (Persons) -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) -- Social conditions.
	Boaters (Persons)
	Boaters (Persons) -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) -- Economic conditions.
	Caste -- Political aspects -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh)
	Caste -- Political aspects.
	Caste.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Doron, Assa. Life on the Ganga. Delhi : Foundation Books, 2013 9789382264545 (OCoLC)834091413
ISBN	9789382264941 (electronic book)
	9382264949 (electronic book)
	9789382264545
	938226454X