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The Untouchables
Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
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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.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1998-04-30
- Mått151 x 228 x 17 mm
- Vikt461 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieContemporary South Asia
- Antal sidor308
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9780521556712