Overview
Provides a comprehensive perspective of Tribe-British relations in India
Presents and analyzes the tribal challenges to British imperialism in the region
Explores on the role of tribal participation in the freedom movement of the country
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This book discusses the colonial history of Tribe-British relations in India. It analyses colonial literature, as well as cultural and relational issues of pre-literate communities. It interrogates disciplinary epistemology through multidisciplinary engagement. It presents the temporal and spatial dimensions of tribal studies. The chapters critically examine colonial ideology and administration and civilization of tribes of India. Each paper introduces a unique context of Tribe-British interactions and provides an innovative approach, theoretical foundation, analytical tool and methodological insights in the emerging discipline of tribal studies. The book is of interest to researchers and scholars engaged in topics related to tribes.
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Mindscape
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Revisiting Tribe-British Relations
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Recreating Identity
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Maguni Charan Behera, M.A., Ph.D. (Economics) from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has been pursuing researches on tribal studies and rural economics from mid-1980s. He has authored/edited/co-edited more than 30 volumes on socio-economic and cultural life of tribal and rural people from theoretical and empirical perspectives. To his credit, he has more than sixty research papers on national and international topics published in various national and international journals. He has presented about sixty-five papers in national and international seminars/conferences in the country and abroad. He is a member of many professional bodies. Dr. Behera was a professor of Indigenous Culture Studies and Dean School of Cultural Studies, Central University of Jharkhand, before he joined as a director of Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Tribe-British Relations in India
Book Subtitle: Revisiting Text, Perspective and Approach
Editors: Maguni Charan Behera
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3424-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3423-9Published: 12 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-3426-0Published: 13 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-3424-6Published: 11 September 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 366
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Imperialism and Colonialism