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P REFACE .. .. .. 239
PART I
A C OMPARATIVE S URVEY Chapter
I. U NTOUCHABILITY AMONG N ON -H INDUS .. 249
II. U NTOUCHABILITY AMONG H INDUS . .. 256
PART II
P ROBLEM OF H ABITAT
III. W HY DO THE U NTOUCHABLES LIVE OUTSIDE THE V ILLAGE ? .. .. 271
IV. A RE THE U NTOUCHABLES B ROKEN M EN ? .. 278
V. A RE THERE P ARALLEL C ASES ? .. .. 281
VI. How DID S EPARATE S ETTLEMENTS FOR B ROKEN M EN DISAPPEAR ELSEWHERE ? .. 284
PART III O LD T HEORIES OF THE O RIGIN OF U NTOUCHABILITY .
VII. R ACIAL D IFFERENCE AS THE O RIGIN OF U NTOUCHABILITY .. .. 289
VIII. O CCUPATIONAL O RIGIN OF U NTOUCHABILITY .. 305
PART IV
N EW T HEORIES OF THE O RIGIN OF U NTOUCHABILITY .
IX. C ONTEMPT FOR B UDDHISTS AS THE R OOT OF U NTOUCHABILITY .. .. 311
X. B EEF - EATING AS THE R OOT OF U NTOUCHABILITY .. 318