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100			_aAtal, Yogesh
245			_aIndian tribes in transition: The need for reorientation
260			_aNew Delhi _bRoutledge _c2016
300			_a192 p. _bIncludes bibliographical references and index
521			_aIndia has witnessed a sea change in its social structure and political culture since Independence. Despite the developmental model that the country opted for, the hangover of the Raj continued to encourage fissiparous tendencies dividing the Indian populace on the basis of religion, ethnicity and caste hierarchy. This book argues for the need to develop a fresh approach to dismantling the stereotypes that have boxed the study of India’s tribal communities. It underlines the significance of region-specific strategies in place of an overarching umbrella scheme for all Indian tribes. The author studies tribes in the context of changing political and social identity, gender, extremism, caste dimensions, development issues, and offers a new perspective on tribes to accommodate the diversity and transformations within culture over time and through globalization. Lucid, accessible and rooted in contemporary realities, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of sociology and social anthropology, tribal studies, subaltern and third world studies, and politics.
650			_aIndia--Scheduled tribes _9819607
650			_aIndia--Social conditions--21st century India _9819608
650			_aPolitics and government--21st century _9819609
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