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 that 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.
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 that 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.
Glossary 1. Who are the Untouchables? 2. The question of the 'Harijan atrocity' 3. Religion, politics and the Untouchables from the nineteenth century to 1956 4. Public policy I: adverse discrimination and compensatory discrimination 5. Public policy II: the anti-poverty programs 6. The new Untouchable proletariat: a case study of the Faridabad stone quarries 7. Untouchable politics and Untouchable politicians since 1956 8. The question of reservation: lives and careers of some scheduled castes MPs and MLAs 9. Subordination, poverty and the state in modern India Bibliography Index.
Glossary 1. Who are the Untouchables? 2. The question of the 'Harijan atrocity' 3. Religion, politics and the Untouchables from the nineteenth century to 1956 4. Public policy I: adverse discrimination and compensatory discrimination 5. Public policy II: the anti-poverty programs 6. The new Untouchable proletariat: a case study of the Faridabad stone quarries 7. Untouchable politics and Untouchable politicians since 1956 8. The question of reservation: lives and careers of some scheduled castes MPs and MLAs 9. Subordination, poverty and the state in modern India Bibliography Index.
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