| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color), map. |
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text file |
| Series |
Anthropology Research and Developments
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Anthropology research and developments.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-120) and index. |
| Contents |
Anthropologists and activists view Lodhas : the second part of the post colonial story -- The study area and the people -- The development inputs and the role of the state -- The comparative scenario of the utilization of the development inputs -- Conclusion and recommendations. |
| Summary |
The book deals with the marginalization of a minority tribal group (the Lodhas) in the West Bengal state of India and the role of a democratic welfare state in improving the living conditions of the tribe. The Lodha tribal community of West Bengal has a long history of drawing the attention of administrators, anthropologists, social activists and the media. In the colonial times, this community was designated as a 'criminal tribe' and carried the social stigma during the post-colonial period, although the Government created category after category (e.g. 'Denotified' and 'Primitive Tribal Group. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lodha (Indic people) -- India -- West Bengal -- Social conditions.
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Lodha (Indic people) |
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India -- West Bengal. |
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Social conditions. |
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Welfare state -- India.
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Welfare state. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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India. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
| Added Author |
Guha, Abhijit, 1956- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: "Criminal tribe" to "primitive tribal group" and the role of welfare state Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publisher's, Inc., 2015. 9781634636858 (softcover) (DLC) 2014046081 |
| ISBN |
9781634637176 (ebook) |
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1634637178 |
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9781634636858 (softcover) |
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