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The World of the "untouchables": Paraiyars of Tamil Nadu

By Robert Deliege

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0195642309, 9780195642308
Google Books ID
cAtuAAAAMAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
61 MB (63960739 bytes)
Pages
314\334
Time added
2024-06-26 12:45:31

Description

A study of untouchability in caste India. Originally published in French, it combines scholarship with field work among the most shudra (Untouchable) community within the caste hierarchy in India: the Paraiyars of Tamil Nadu. Robert Deliege discusses both the historiography of writing on the caste as well as the vivid reality of caste discrimination in practice. Dr Ambedkar's life and work, and policies and programmes of positive discrimination are all explored.

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