Untouchable: An Indian Life History by James M. Freeman (English) Hardcover Book

by James M. Freeman

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The Nile on eBay Untouchable by James M. Freeman 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. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description 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. Table of Contents Part 1. Muli: An Indian Untouchable 1. Introducing Muli 2. Collecting Muli s Life History 3. The Setting of Muli s Life History Part 2. Youth and Hopes 4. Muli s Childhood, 1932-44 5. Bauris Lift Up Their Faces , 1947-8 6. A

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781138633964
• Condition: Fine

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