The Nadars of Tamilnad: The Political Cultural of a Community in change By Robert L. Hardgrave, JR., foreword by Dennis Templeman
By: Hardgrave JR., Robert L [author.].
Publisher: New Delhi: Manohar, 1969Description: xxvi,314p.ISBN: 9788173047015.Subject(s): Nadar -- Oppressed groups -- History -- Tamilnadu | Social change -- Political -- Caste System -- Tamilnadu | Nadar -- Social Status -- political Power -- IndiaDDC classification: 305.51225482 Summary: The Nadars have had a turbulent and colourful history. Their efforts to rise above their depressed condition assumed dramatic form in the series of escalating confrontations between the caste and its antagonists. From the breast-cloth controversy the sack of Sivakasi to the Nadar Mahajana Sangam, the Nadars rise, encapsulating the processes of social mobility in Indian sopciety, has given rich texture to the analysis of a community in change.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The Nadars have had a turbulent and colourful history. Their efforts to rise above their depressed condition assumed dramatic form in the series of escalating confrontations between the caste and its antagonists. From the breast-cloth controversy the sack of Sivakasi to the Nadar Mahajana Sangam, the Nadars rise, encapsulating the processes of social mobility in Indian sopciety, has given rich texture to the analysis of a community in change.
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