The Untouchables: Who Were They and Why They Became Untouchables?

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book socio-historical work

"The Untouchables: Who Were They and Why They Became Untouchables?" is a socio-historical work by B. R. Ambedkar that investigates the origins, social position, and systemic oppression of the so-called "Untouchable" castes in India.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ socio-historical work ⓘ
addresses	critique of caste hierarchy ⓘ status of so-called "Untouchable" castes ⓘ
aimsTo	challenge traditional explanations of untouchability ⓘ provide a rational and historical account of untouchability ⓘ
associatedWith	B. R. Ambedkar's social reform agenda ⓘ
author	B. R. Ambedkar NERFINISHED ⓘ
context	Indian caste society ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	India ⓘ
examines	economic dimensions of untouchability ⓘ historical roots of caste-based exclusion ⓘ religious justifications for untouchability ⓘ social mechanisms of discrimination ⓘ
field	Dalit studies ⓘ political thought ⓘ social history ⓘ
focusesOn	origins of untouchable castes ⓘ social position of untouchables ⓘ systemic oppression of untouchables ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ sociology ⓘ
influenced	Dalit movement discourse ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Dalits NERFINISHED ⓘ Untouchability in India NERFINISHED ⓘ caste system in India ⓘ
perspective	Dalit rights ⓘ anti-caste ⓘ
proposes	theories on how certain groups became untouchable ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor	Annihilation of Caste NERFINISHED ⓘ Who Were the Shudras? NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed	ancient India ⓘ colonial India ⓘ medieval India ⓘ
usedIn	academic studies of caste ⓘ

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