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Reordering adivasi worlds : representation, resistance, memory / Sangeeta Dasgupta.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white)Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789391050412Subject(s): Indigenous peoples -- India | Society | Society & culture: generalAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190127916DDC classification: 305.800954 LOC classification: DS422.A2Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Recounting the story of the Oraons and Tana Bhagats of Chhotanagpur in the present-day state of Jharkhand, this book questions postcolonial understandings of the category of 'tribe' and unravels the threads of a hierarchical adivasi world. It unpacks colonial ethnography, missionary narratives, and anthropological writings; explores issues of adivasi identity and resistance; and demonstrates how contemporary adivasi protest draws upon memories of the past.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition previously issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Recounting the story of the Oraons and Tana Bhagats of Chhotanagpur in the present-day state of Jharkhand, this book questions postcolonial understandings of the category of 'tribe' and unravels the threads of a hierarchical adivasi world. It unpacks colonial ethnography, missionary narratives, and anthropological writings; explores issues of adivasi identity and resistance; and demonstrates how contemporary adivasi protest draws upon memories of the past.
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Description based on print version record.