Leprosy and a life in South India :: journeys with a Tamil Brahmin /

Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork as well as many hours of interviews, Leprosy and a Life in South India: Journeys with a Tamil Brahmin documents the life story of Das, a South Indian Brahmin born in the newly postcolonial India of the early 1950s. After being diagnosed with leprosy, Das spent over...

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1. Verfasser: Staples, James, 1966-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Plymouth, United Kingdom : Lexington Books, [2014]
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Zusammenfassung:Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork as well as many hours of interviews, Leprosy and a Life in South India: Journeys with a Tamil Brahmin documents the life story of Das, a South Indian Brahmin born in the newly postcolonial India of the early 1950s. After being diagnosed with leprosy, Das spent over a decade on the streets of Bombay and Madras learning to survive as an unofficial station porter, bellhop, and sometimes tourist guide. Das's story unfolds against a backdrop of everyday violence and hardship in South India.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739187357
073918735X
1306875072
9781306875073
0739187341
9780739187340

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