Plantation crisis ruptures of dalit life in the indian tea belt.

An excellent read.' - Tania Li, University of Toronto 'An important, insightful and compelling story of the alienation of Tamil Dalit plantation workers, the disjuncture between economic and social mobility, the production of stigma and the role of caste and class, the failure of unions al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raj, Jayaseelan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London UCL Press 2022, 2022
Series:Economic exposures in Asia
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Pre-crisis: The making of moral order2
  • Workers: Stay on, move out
  • Retirees: Failed attempt to stay on
  • Youth: Hidden injuries of caste
  • 'Dam'ned in dispute
  • Crisis of relations
  • Rumour and gossip in a time of crisis.
  • New companies, new workforce
  • The social consequences of crises