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This book explores the paradox of persistent caste-based marginalization in the context of India’s modernization, with a particular focus on the sweeper communities (traditionally Dalits) in Western India. It critically examines how, despite economic development and institutional reforms, untouchability and occupational stigma continue to restrict the mobility, dignity, and opportunities of those at the lowest rungs of the caste hierarchy. Using detailed field research, the book shows how sweepers navigate modernization efforts, state policies, and urban labor dynamics while struggling against entrenched discrimination.

本書『近代化の中での周縁化：インド西部におけるスイーパー（清掃労働者）』は、インドの経済発展や都市の近代化が進む中で、依然として差別され続けている**スイーパー階級（伝統的にはダリットとされる人々）**に焦点を当てています。