Beyond the Dhobi Ghat: a critical appraisal on urban anthropology with special reference to marginality, gender and politics

This book is an ethnography of the Sheheri Dhobis (washer men and women belonging to Sheher or city)- a marginalized community—in the urban setting of old Delhi. The book has made immense contribut...

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Reviews in Anthropology
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2026-09-26
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00938157.2026.2734729
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Anthropological Studies and Insights
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Beyond the Dhobi Ghat: a critical appraisal on urban anthropology with special reference to marginality, gender and politics

Kishor K. Basa
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Beyond the Dhobi Ghat: a critical appraisal on urban anthropology with special reference to marginality, gender and politics

Kishor K. Basa
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This book is an ethnography of the Sheheri Dhobis (washer men and women belonging to Sheher or city)- a marginalized community—in the urban setting of old Delhi. The book has made immense contribut...

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