TY - BOOK AU - Doron,Assa TI - Caste, occupation and politics on the Ganges: passages of resistance SN - 9780754675501 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 954.2 PY - 2008/// CY - Farnham, England, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Mallahs KW - India KW - Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) KW - Social conditions KW - Economic conditions KW - Caste KW - Political aspects KW - Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) N1 - 1. The Criminal Type; Domesticating the Ganges Boatmen 2. 'Step-sons of the State': Marginalization and the Struggle for Recognition 3. The Moral Economy of Boating: Territorial Clashes and Internal Struggles 4. River Crossings: Boatmen, Priests and the Ritual Economy of Banaras 5. The Romance of Banaras: Boatmen, Pilgrims and Tourists ER -