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THE UNTOUCHABLES
SUBORDINATION, POVERTY AND THE STATE IN MODERN INDIA |
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Oliver Mendelsohn, Marika Vicziany, Jan Breman |
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ISBN 10: |
0521556716 |
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9780521556712 |
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Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
30 April, 1998 |
Series: |
Contemporary South Asia v. 4 |
Pages: |
308 |
Description: |
This book explores the background and position of the Untouchables in India. |
Synopsis: |
In a sensitive and compelling account of the lives of those at the very bottom of Indian society, Oliver Mendelsohn and Marika Vicziany explore the construction of the Untouchables as a social and political category, the historical background which led to such a definition, and their position in India today. The authors argue that, despite efforts to ameliorate their condition on the part of the state, a considerable edifice of discrimination persists on the basis of a tradition of ritual subordination. Even now, therefore, it still makes sense to categorise these people as 'Untouchables'. The book promises to make a major contribution to the social and economic debates on poverty, while its wide-ranging perspectives will ensure an interdisciplinary readership from historians of South Asia, to students of politics, economics, religion and sociology. |
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2 tables |
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UK |
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Cambridge University Press |
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