num_pages: 308
description: 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. The book promises to make a major contribution to the social and economic debates on poverty, while its wide-ranging perspectives will ensure a readership from across the disciplines.
language: English
title: The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India
titlecomplete: The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India (Contemporary South Asia, Series Number 4)
ratings_count: 7
series: Contemporary South Asia
publisher: Cambridge University Press