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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bal, Ellen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden, the Netherlands : International Institute for Asian Studies, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Garo (Indic people) > Social conditions.
Garo (Indic people)
Garo (Peuple de l'Inde) > Bangladesh > Conditions sociales.
Garo (Peuple de l'Inde) > Bangladesh > Histoire.
Garo (Indic people) > Bangladesh > Social conditions.
Garo (Indic people) > Bangladesh > History.
Bangladesh.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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
Physical Description:1 online resource (244 pages).
ISBN:9789812305916

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