The modern anthropology of India : ethnography, themes and theory / / edited by Peter Berger and Frank Heidemann

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.800954
• Soggetto topico: Ethnology - India - History; Ethnology - India - Methodology; Ethnology - India - Philosophy
• Altri autori: BergerPeter HeidemannFrank
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: The many Indias - the whole and its parts; 2 Andhra Pradesh: Economic and social relations; 3 Bihar: Caste, class, and violence; 4 Chhattisgarh: At the crossroads; 5 Gujarat: Transformations of hierarchy; 6 Jammu and Kashmir: Dispute and diversity; 7 Jharkhand: Alternative citizenship in an "Adivasi state"; 8 Karnataka: Caste, dominance and social change in the 'Indian village'; 9 Kerala: Plurality and consensus; 10 Madhya Pradesh: Anthropology and development ; 11 Maharashtra: Constructing regional identities12 North-East India: Ethnography and politics of identity; 13 Odisha: Rajas and Prajas in a multi-segmented society; 14 Punjab and Haryana: Kinship and marriage; 15 Rajasthan: Anthropological perspectives on tribal identity; 16 Tamil Nadu: Inequality and status; 17 Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: Ritual healing; 18 Uttar Pradesh: Untouchability and politics; 19 West Bengal: Colonial legacy, class formation and politics; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 rai
• Titolo autorizzato: The modern anthropology of India
• ISBN: 1-134-06118-8; 0-203-52322-9; 1-134-06111-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786858303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II