Cleaning human waste : "manual scavenging," caste, and discrimination in India / [Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee].

"This 96-page report documents the coercive nature of manual scavenging. Across India, castes that work as "manual scavengers" collect human excrement on a daily basis, and carry it away in cane baskets for disposal. Women from this caste usually clean dry toilets in homes, while men do the more phy...

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Main Author: Bhattacharjee, Shikha Silliman (Author)
Corporate Author: Human Rights Watch (Organization) (Issuing body)
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : Human Rights Watch, [2014]
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Physical Description:i, 96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Cleaning human waste : "manual scavenging," caste, and discrimination in India

Authors: Bhattacharjee, Shikha Silliman
Published: Human Rights Watch, 2014
Physical Description: 1 online resource (i, 96 pages) : color illustrations.
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