Introduction -- Prejudice as difference -- Dalit conversion: the assertion of sameness -- 'Double V': the everyday of race relations -- An African American autobiography: re-locating difference -- Dalit memoirs: re-scripting the body -- The persistence of prejudice
Summary
Compares the historical struggles of two geographically disparate populations - Indian Dalits and African Americans - to examine prejudice in two leading democracies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-231) and index
