Indigeneity in India / edited by Bengt G. Karlsson, T. B. Subba.

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TextLanguage: English Series: Studies in anthropology, economy and societyPublication details: London : Kegan Paul, 2006.ISBN:

9780710312105

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Summary: First published in 2006. Who and what are the 'indigenous people'? The question has become highly contentious in India today, where eighty million peoples belonging to the state category of 'scheduled tribes' are attempting to gain international recognition as indigenous people as a part of struggle for recognition and rights in land and resources. This volume interrogates the politics surrounding the category of peoples in India known as 'tribals' or 'adivasis' and more recently 'indigenous peoples'.

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Print List(s) this item appears in: India and Culture | Global Library New Arrivals March 2026

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First published in 2006. Who and what are the 'indigenous people'? The question has become highly contentious in India today, where eighty million peoples belonging to the state category of 'scheduled tribes' are attempting to gain international recognition as indigenous people as a part of struggle for recognition and rights in land and resources. This volume interrogates the politics surrounding the category of peoples in India known as 'tribals' or 'adivasis' and more recently 'indigenous peoples'.

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