Untouchable freedom : a social history of a Dalit community / Vijay Prashad.

"Delhi's citizens revile the sanitation workers who clean their city, but they also rely on them. For a pittance, and without much technological support, these workers keep the city as clean as possible." "Untouchable Freedom traces the history of these Dalit workers - the Balmikis - from the 1860s to the present. It offers a view of the work process that entraps these Dalits into the sanitation industry, although most worked as agricultural labour prior to the twentieth century." "This book will interest historians, sociologists, activists, and all who are concerned with Dalit politics."--Jacket.