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The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India - Contemporary South Asia Mendelsohn, Oliver (La Trobe University, Victoria)
The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India - Contemporary South Asia
Mendelsohn, Oliver (La Trobe University, Victoria)
In a compelling account of the lives of those at the bottom of Indian society, the authors 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, a considerable edifice of discrimination persists.
308 pages, 2 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 30, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521553629 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 308 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 236 × 25 mm · 615 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Breman, Jan |
| Series Editor | Hawthorn, G.p. |
| Series Editor | Jalal, Ayesha |
| Series Editor | Jeffery, Patricia |
| Series Editor | Kohli, Atul |
| Series Editor | Kumar, Dharma |