| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : the many Indias : the whole and its parts / Peter Berger and Frank Heidemann -- 2. Andhra Pradesh : economic and social relations / P. Pratap Kumar -- 3. Bihar : caste, class, and violence / Carolyn Brown Heinz -- 4. Chhattisgarh : at the crossroads / Christopher A. Gregory -- 5. Gujarat : transformations of hierarchy / Helene Basu -- 6. Jammu and Kashmir : dispute and diversity / Martin Sokefeld -- 7. Jharkhand : alternative citizenship in an "Adivasi state" / Marine Carrin -- 8. Karnataka : caste, dominance and social change in the 'Indian village' / Aya Ikegame -- 9. Kerala : plurality and consensus / Heike Moser and Paul Younger -- 10. Madhya Pradesh : anthropology and development / Ramdas Lamb -- 11. Maharashtra : constructing regional identities / Anthony Carter and Amit Desai -- 12. North-East India : ethnography and politics of identity / Tanka B. Subba and Jelle J.P. Wouters -- 13. Odisha : Rajas and Prajas in a multi-segmented society / Uwe Skoda and Tina Otten -- 14. Punjab and Haryana : kinship and marriage / Georg Pfeffer -- 15. Rajasthan : anthropological perspectives on tribal identity / Maxine Weisgrau -- 16. Tamil Nadu : inequality and status / Gabriele Alex and Frank Heidemann -- 17. Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh : ritual healing / William S. Sax -- 18. Uttar Pradesh : untouchability and politics / Manuela Ciotti -- 19. West Bengal : colonial legacy, class formation and politics / Henrike Donner |
| Summary |
"The Modern Anthropology of India is an accessible textbook providing a critical overview of the ethnographic work done in India since 1947. It assesses the history of research in each region and serves as a practical and comprehensive guide to the main themes dealt with by ethnographers. It highlights key analytical concepts and paradigms that came to be of relevance in particular regions in the recent history of research in India, and which possibly gained a pan-Indian or even trans-Indian significance. Structured according to the states of the Indian union, contributors raise several key questions, including: What themes were ethnographers interested in? ; What are the significant ethnographic contributions? ; How are peoples, communities and cultural areas represented? ; How has the ethnographic research in the area developed? Filling a significant gap in the literature, the book is an invaluable resource to students and researchers in the field of Indian anthropology/ethnography, regional anthropology and postcolonial studies. It is also of interest to students of South Asian studies in general as it provides an extensive and critical overview of regionally based ethnographic activity undertaken in India."--Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- India -- History
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Ethnology -- India -- Methodology
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Ethnology -- India -- Philosophy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Ethnology
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Ethnology -- Methodology
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Ethnology -- Philosophy
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India
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Berger, Peter, 1969- editor.
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Heidemann, Frank
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| ISBN |
9780203523223 |
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0203523229 |
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9781134061112 |
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1134061110 |
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