The Untouchables - Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary South Asia
Release date:	April 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Oliver Mendelsohn • Marika Vicziany
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	308
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-55362-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-521-55362-8
Barcode:	9780521553629

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