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Indian researchers in anthropology, political science, history, and a wide range of other social sciences and humanities, as well as activists, examine diverse experiences in tribal development in the country over the past half century. By pointing out both positive and negative aspects of the process, they help show a path for development in the future. They cover approaches to tribal development, tribal autonomy movements and the issues of development, struggles for rights to resources, and development and social opportunities. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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The thirteen seminal essays in this volume investigate the failure of the welfare model of development as applied to tribal India, and the consequent efforts by tribes to better their lot by seeking political autonomy and/or the restoration of traditional rights to natural resources—namely, water, forest and land. The book contains case studies of little-known movements such as Dalitism in Jharkhand and the Kamatpur movement in Bengal. Providing a compact yet comprehensive account of the tribal experience of development in India, the contributors examine all the major issues affecting India's tribal population.
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