The People of the Eastern Himalayas
Title | The People of the Eastern Himalayas PDF eBook |
Author | Shiva Tosh Das |
Publisher | New Delhi : Sagar Publications, [pref. 1978] |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Assam |
ISBN |
Ethnological study of the people of Assam and adjoining areas in north-east India.
Eastern Himalayas
Title | Eastern Himalayas PDF eBook |
Author | Madhab Chandra Goswami |
Publisher | New Delhi : Cosmo |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Ethnology |
ISBN |
Ethnicity and democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland
Title | Ethnicity and democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland PDF eBook |
Author | Mona Chettri |
Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2017-01-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9048527503 |
Focusing on the Nepali ethnic group living on the borderlands of Sikkim, Darjeeling, and east Nepal, the book 'Ethnicity and Democracy in the Eastern Himalayan Borderland' analyses the growth, success, and proliferation of ethnic politics on the peripheries of modern South Asia. Based on extensive historical and ethnographic research, it critically examines the relationship between culture and politics in a geographical space which is replete with a diverse range of ethnic identities. The book explores the emergence of new modes of political representation, cultural activism, and everyday politics in regional South Asia. Being Nepali offers new perspectives on political dynamics and state formation across the eastern Himalaya which is fuelled by the resurgence of ethnic culture. NB CATALGUSTEKST CHICAGO: This book presents a close look at the growth, success, and proliferation of ethnic politics on the peripheries of modern South Asia, built around a case study of the Nepal ethnic group that lives in the borderlands of Sikkim, Darjeeling, and east Nepal. Grounded in historical and ethnographic research, it critically examines the relationship between culture and politics in a geographical space that is home to a diverse range of ethnic identities, showing how new modes of political representation, cultural activism, and everyday politics have emerged from the region.
Arunachal
Title | Arunachal PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Van Ham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Arunāchal Pradesh (India) |
ISBN | 9789383098002 |
The first illustrated book to explore the unique and rich cultural heritage of one of India's most diverse and interesting states - Arunachal Pradesh. ,
On the Threshold of Three Closed Lands
Title | On the Threshold of Three Closed Lands PDF eBook |
Author | John Anderson Graham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 1897 |
Genre | Missions |
ISBN |
Politics of Culture
Title | Politics of Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Tanka Bahadur Subba |
Publisher | Orient Blackswan |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9788125016939 |
This book traces the cultural proximity and the similar destinies of three Kirata communities living in the eastern Himalayas the Limbu, the Rai and the Yakkha. The author reconstructs the story of these communities on the basis of historical as well as ethnographic data and explains their need to reconstruct today an identity for themselves despite the time and cultural resources they have lost.
Eastern Himalayas
Title | Eastern Himalayas PDF eBook |
Author | Tarun C. Sharma |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Ethnology |
ISBN | 9780896842625 |