Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Series editors’ foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviation
- Introduction
- 1 A politics of ventriloquism: the politicisation of untouchability in late colonical India c. 1900–1930
- 2 Fighting inferiority: Ambedkar, Franz Boas and the rejection of racial theories of untouchability
- 3 Touching freedom: Ambedkar, untouchability and liberty in late colonial India
- 4 Touching space: the village, the nation and the spatial features of untouchability
- 5 Ambedkar and the left: theory and praxis
- 6 Nobody’s people: Pakistan and the erasure of untouchable politics
- 7 The internationalisation of untouchability c. 1939–1947
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Series editors’ foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviation
- Introduction
- 1 A politics of ventriloquism: the politicisation of untouchability in late colonical India c. 1900–1930
- 2 Fighting inferiority: Ambedkar, Franz Boas and the rejection of racial theories of untouchability
- 3 Touching freedom: Ambedkar, untouchability and liberty in late colonial India
- 4 Touching space: the village, the nation and the spatial features of untouchability
- 5 Ambedkar and the left: theory and praxis
- 6 Nobody’s people: Pakistan and the erasure of untouchable politics
- 7 The internationalisation of untouchability c. 1939–1947
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This introduction offers a general outline of the book. It defines the concept of untouchability and the terms used in this work. The main events in Ambedkar’s life are highlighted to contextualise his life. This does not intend to be a full-fledged account of Ambedkar’s career. This short narrative is only meant to help the reader understand the changes in Ambedkar’s career and the transformations in his political writings. Finally, an outline of the chapters and the main arguments of this monograph are presented.
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- Rethinking untouchabilityThe political thought of B.R. Ambedkar, pp. 1 - 23Publisher: Manchester University PressFirst published in: 2026
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