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Book Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied

Download or read book Andaman and Nicobar Tribes Restudied written by Rann Singh Mann and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Techno-economic primitivism of the highest order, social and physical isolation of an extreme nature, a minimal world-view, hostile encounters and dwindling population are some of the markers of the aborigines under study in this book. It highlights a tribal scenario which hardly finds a parallel anywhere on the globe.

Book The Vulnerable Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Download or read book The Vulnerable Andaman and Nicobar Islands written by Punam Tripathi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-03-14 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full-length book addresses disasters in the context of vulnerability of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that comprise 572 islands in the Bay of Bengal. It looks at the disasters that the islands have experienced in the last 200 years and analyzes major disasters since colonization by the British. Raising some critical questions, this book attempts to understand the overall profile of disasters – the facts, causes, damage, response and recovery – in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It discusses earthquakes, cyclones, tsunami and epidemics, as well as impacts of World War II, the penal colony and the post-Independence resettlement on the tribal population. The work will serve as a rich resource with its detailed tables, figures, maps and diagrams; appendices; and database ranging from travelogues, Census of India reports and fieldwork to Right to Information (RTI) petitions that collect hitherto unknown facts. The book will be useful to students of geography, disasters and disasters management, climate and environmental studies, history, sociology, island and ocean studies, and South Asian studies.

Book Indigenous People and Nature

Download or read book Indigenous People and Nature written by Uday Chatterjee and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-04-08 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous People and Nature: Insights for Social, Ecological, and Technological Sustainability examines today's environmental challenges in light of traditional knowledge, linking insights from geography, population, and environment from a wide range of regions around the globe. Organized in four parts, the book describes the foundations of human geography and its current research challenges, the intersections between environment and cultural diversity, addressing various type of ecosystem services and their interaction with the environment, the impacts of sustainability practices used by indigenous culture on the ecosystem, and conservation ecology and environment management. Using theoretical and applied insights from local communities around the world, this book helps geographers, demographers, environmentalists, economists, sociologists and urban planners tackle today's environmental problems from new perspectives. - Includes in-depth case studies across different geographic spaces - Contains contributions from a range of young to eminent scholars, researchers and policymakers - Highlights new insights from social science, environmental science and sustainable development - Synthesizes research on society, ecology and technology with sustainability, all in a single resource

Book Indigenous Peoples  4 volumes

Download or read book Indigenous Peoples 4 volumes written by Victoria R. Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 1846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is an essential resource for those interested in investigating the lives, histories, and futures of indigenous peoples around the world. Perfect for readers looking to learn more about cultural groups around the world, this four-volume work examines approximately 400 indigenous groups globally. The encyclopedia investigates the history, social structure, and culture of peoples from all corners of the world, including their role in the world, their politics, and their customs and traditions. Alphabetically arranged entries focus on groups living in all world regions, some of which are well-known with large populations, and others that are lesser-known with only a handful of surviving members. Each entry includes sections on the group's geography and environment; history and politics; society, culture, and tradition; access to health care and education; and threats to survival. Each entry concludes with See Also cross-references and a list of Further Reading resources to guide readers in their research. Also included in the encyclopedia are Native Voices inset boxes, allowing readers a glimpse into the daily lives of members of these indigenous groups, as well as an appendix featuring the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Book Encountering Diversity in Indian Biblical Studies

Download or read book Encountering Diversity in Indian Biblical Studies written by David J. Chalcraft and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides analysis of a variety of biblical narratives and texts which are the vehicle for the expression, articulation and performance of diverse identities in the Indian context and is the first attempt to do so for a global audience of scholars and students. From pan-Indian social problems attributed to caste, class and gender inequality, to specific North Eastern tribal settings, Dalit struggles in rural Andhra Pradesh and the experience of Christian autorickshaw drivers in urban Chennai, the book explores the diverse geographical, cultural, social, economic and linguistic settings in which the Bible is encountered. The holistic and multidisciplinary approach to Biblical studies adopted broadens the field beyond textual exegesis. Encounters with the Bible are revealed in diverse chapters impacted by contexts of caste realities, the history of Indian Christianity, colonial and post-colonial frameworks and educational institutions. Full use is made of 'vernacular' texts and traditions including oral and written cultural, folk tale, literary and auto/biographical narratives in Tribal, Dalit and British colonial settings. Diversity of method is championed through including sociological analysis of Indian social realities, qualitative fieldwork techniques and a kaleidoscope of visual and sensory environments with over 30 photographs. The book celebrates and promotes diversity in Indian biblical studies, creativity and sometimes conflicting perspectives. Encountering Diversity in Indian Biblical Studies will be of interest to students, scholars and researchers working on post-colonial biblical studies and diversity in Christianity, particularly in the Indian context.

Book Dilemma of Development among the Onge of Andaman

Download or read book Dilemma of Development among the Onge of Andaman written by Dipali Danda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Onge of Little Andaman, one of the surviving important Negrito com­munities in the world, have a very small static population since last four decades. There have been several critical issues pertaining to adopting the induced changes in their habitat and economy. The volume presents detailed documentation and in-depth analysis of the situation and concerns related to their survival. The volume is the outcome of a prolonged field investigation and research presented in the form of analytical and development ethnography with eco­logical, socio-cultural, economic and political perspectives of a dwindling community listed under Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of India. The Onge have been rather vulnerable toward any option for radical change, they deserve close, careful attention to ward off any untoward impact of change-initiatives. The authors, a team composed of an Anthropologist and a Human Ecologist, have tried to throw light on the degree of agreements between the induced change programmes and the peoples’ age-old survival strategy. The depth of the authors’ intimate interaction with the people, their ecology, cultural niche, psychology, economy, and in a way the livelihood as such, presents a flavour hitherto unknown. The volume is remarkably enriched with good number of rare photographs along with important maps, charts and illustrations. This work is an invaluable record for reviewing and revising process and outcome of the long continued welfare programme before further such appli­cation on the remaining groups in the archipelago. The local and global level researchers, teachers and planners, interested in foraging tribal popu­lation and issues related to their welfare, development, etc., will certainly find this volume extremely useful. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Book A Grammar of Akabea

Download or read book A Grammar of Akabea written by Raoul Zamponi and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first extensive and reliable grammatical description of any traditional language of the Great Andamanese family. Akabea died out in the 1920s, but was extensively documented in the late nineteenth century by two British administrators, Edward Horace Man and Maurice Vidal Portman. Although neither was a trained linguist, their material nonetheless provides a sufficient basis for a reliable analysis of Akabea grammar, especially its morphology and its phrasal and clausal syntax, although there are inevitable limitations on our understanding of Akabea phonology, clause combining, and discourse structure. The grammar is accompanied by an online appendix that provides a diplomatic edition with commentary and analysis of the single most valuable resource for Akabea grammatical analysis, Portman's Dialogues. Raoul Zamponi and Bernard Comrie's Grammar of Akabea offers a unique insight into the culture, history, and prehistory of the Andaman Islands, and also broadens our understanding of the human capacity for language. It highlights the typologically interesting and cross-linguistically rare traits of the language, such as a rich system of somatic (body-part) prefixes and the phenomenon of Verb Root Ellipsis, whereby under certain circumstances the root of a verb may be absent, leaving behind a grammatical word consisting solely of affixes. The project at last makes this valuable evidence accessible both to linguists and to interested scholars from other disciplines, such as anthropology, history, and genetics.

Book Contemporary Studies in Anthropology

Download or read book Contemporary Studies in Anthropology written by D. C. Nanjunda and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With reference to Karnataka, India.

Book The Eastern Anthropologist

Download or read book The Eastern Anthropologist written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Tribal Development in Andaman Islands

Download or read book Tribal Development in Andaman Islands written by A. N. Sharma and published by Sarup & Sons. This book was released on 2003 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Andaman And Nicobar Islands Are Undoubtedly One Of The Very Few Places In The World Today, Where Man Has So Far Survived In His Original Form And Manners. The Isolation And Remoteness Of The Islands Have Made The Tribal Situation A Subject Of Challenge And Interest To Social Workers, Social Scientists And Anthropologists.The Objective Of The Book Is To Give Momentum To Slow And Steady Growth Of Tribal Welfare And Development In The Andaman And Nicobar Islands. It Contains Six Papers From Various Anthropologists. The Papers Based On Applied In Nature And Contents Directly Or Indirectly Are Conducive To The Uplift Of Tribes Of Andaman And Nicobar Islands. In View Of Its Multi Disciplinary In Nature, The Book, Which Is First Of Its Kind, Would Be Of Immense Help And Use To General Readers, Academicians, Sociologist, Social Workers, Demographers And Anthropologists.

Book Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Download or read book Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life written by Timothy L. Gall and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the cultures of the world, covering different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language and religion.

Book South Asian Journal of Socio political Studies

Download or read book South Asian Journal of Socio political Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Being Object  Being Art

Download or read book Being Object Being Art written by Achim Sibeth and published by Wasmuth. This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultures contribute to the richness of this world through their uniqueness and variety - as do their material products. This is reflected in the ethnographic collections from Africa, the Americas, South East Asia, Oceania and East Asia at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt. Using exceptional photographs, 130 everyday objects or ritual items are presented from the huge collection.The objects in this volume are described and interpreted simultaneously as works of art. The book questions the environment in which the work was created and which ideas about design, colour, form, symmetry, balance, etc., might have influenced their production. The common goal is to present what it is about these works that are exceptional, elaborate, other, perfect or imperfect in fact, harmonious or disturbing.

Book History of Anthropological Thought

Download or read book History of Anthropological Thought written by Vijay S. Upadhyay and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Anthropologists in India

Download or read book Anthropologists in India written by D. K. Bhattacharya and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Survey of Research in Sociology and Social Anthropology

Download or read book A Survey of Research in Sociology and Social Anthropology written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Oriental Anthropologist

Download or read book The Oriental Anthropologist written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: