Beef, Brahmins And Broken Men

DETAILS : 

• Author : B. R. Ambedkar 
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Navayana Publishers
  
• Publication date : 5 September 2020
  
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8194447194
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8194447191
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 450 g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Beef, Brahmins, and Broken Men is an annotated, critical edition of B.R. Ambedkar’s seminal 1948 work, The Untouchables: Who Were They and Why They Became Untouchables?. Edited by Alex George and S. Anand, this version provides modern readers with the necessary historical and linguistic context to navigate Ambedkar's provocative and meticulously researched theories on the origins of the caste system.

Ambedkar’s central thesis challenges the "Racial Theory" of untouchability, proposing instead a socio-religious evolution involving dietary habits and the struggle between Brahminism and Buddhism.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, a polymath, and the most towering figure in the movement against caste discrimination.

• The Iconoclast: He used sociology, anthropology, and history to dismantle the "divine" justification for the Varna system.
• The Buddhist Transition: His deep study of Buddhist history (reflected in this book) eventually led to his formal conversion to Buddhism in 1956