Untouchable - An Indian Life History (Paperback)

Nearly 16% of India's population - or over 100 million people - are untouchables. Most of them, despite decades of government efforts to improve their economic and social position, remain desperately poor, illiterate, subject to brutal discrimination and economic exploitation, and with no prospect for improvement of their condition. This is the autobiography, first published in 1979, of Muli, a 40-year-old untouchable of the Bauri caste, living in the Indian state of Orissa, as told to an American anthropologist. Muli is a narrator who combines rich descriptions of daily life with perceptive observations of his social surroundings. He describes with absorbing detail what it is like to be at the bottom of Indian life, and what happens when an untouchable attempts to break out of his accepted role.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: British in India
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	1979
Authors:	James M. Freeman
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	430
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-63457-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-138-63457-3
Barcode:	9781138634572

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