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Book SynopsisHow do India’s ‘untouchables’ and 'tribals' fit into the global economy?
Trade Review'An exceptional book coming from researchers who lived with the most marginalised people to present the India of dislocation and despair' -- Anand Teltumbde, writer, civil rights activist and Senior Professor of Business Management, IIIT Hyderabad
'Explodes the myth of the modernising power of capitalism. This sensitive and acute analysis shows that, far from doing away with inherited inequalities of power, Indian capitalism uses and intensifies them' -- Jayati Ghosh, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
'A kaleidoscopic view of how established social forms morph and realign to produce deepening inequality and persistent, patterned disadvantage. Super-rich material and compelling analysis' -- Tania Murray Li, Anthropology, University of Toronto
'Highly recommended for its careful attention to ethnographic detail, its systematically comparative approach and its grasp of political economy' -- Journal of Contemporary Asia
'Undoubtedly a high quality contribution to the field of anthropological research' -- International Labour Review
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Series Preface
Preface by Alpa Shah and Jens Lerche
1. Tribe, Caste and Class - New Mechanisms of Exploitation and Oppression - Alpa Shah and Jens Lerche
2. Macro-economic Aspects of Inequality and Poverty in India - K.P. Kannan
3. Tea Belts of the Western Ghats, Kerala - Jayaseelan Raj
4. Cuddalore, Chemical Industrial Estate, Tamil Nadu - Brendan Donegan
5. Bhadrachalam Scheduled Area, Telangana - Dalel Benbabaali
6. Chamba Valley, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh - Richard Axelby
7. Narmada Valley and Adjoining Plains, Maharashtra - Vikramaditya Thakur
8. The Struggles Ahead - Alpa Shah and Jens Lerche
Appendix: Tables and Figures
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
