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They Ask if We Eat Frogs : Garo Ethnicity in Bangladesh /

This study is a critical investigation into the category of tribes in South Asia. It breaks away from previous studies of tribes in the region. While it focuses on one so-called tribal community, the Garos of Bangladesh, it neither studies Garo culture as such, nor their social organization. Instead...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bal, Ellen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, the Netherlands : International Institute for Asian Studies, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Sumario:This study is a critical investigation into the category of tribes in South Asia. It breaks away from previous studies of tribes in the region. While it focuses on one so-called tribal community, the Garos of Bangladesh, it neither studies Garo culture as such, nor their social organization. Instead it deals with the evolution of Garo identity/ethnicity and with the progressive making of cultural characteristics that support a sense of "Garo-ness", in the context of the complex historical developments in this part of South Asia and the world. The importance of this work is not confin
Descripción Física:1 online resource (244 pages).
ISBN:9789812305916