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The politics of belonging in the Himalayas : local attachments and boundary dynamics / edited by Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka, Gérard Toffin

Pfaff-Czarnecka, Joanna,i1956- ; Toffin, Gérard,i1947-

New Delhi [u.a.] : SAGE, 2011

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xxxviii, 346 pages) : Illustrations, maps

Governance, conflict, and civic action series ; v. 4

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

978-81-321-0772-9 ; 81-321-0772-1 ; 978-81-321-1297-6 ; 81-321-1297-0 ; 978-81-321-0524-4

 

This volume is an exploration of the various forms of bonds and attachments by which individuals in the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal are bound to their groups. To grasp these phenomena adequately, the book proposes a new analytical approach through the concept of belonging.