In the Shadows of the State
Indigenous Politics, Environmentalism, and Insurgency in Jharkhand, India
1st Edition
Published on 2. August 2010
288 pages
978-0-8223-9293-4 (ISBN)
Description
An argument that well-meaning indigenous rights and development claims and interventions may misrepresent and hurt the very people they seek to help, based on extensive ethnographic research in eastern India.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Durham, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
19 illustrations, 1 map, 9 figures
19 illustrations, 1 map, 9 figures
File size
1,84 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8223-9293-4 (9780822392934)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Alpa Shah
In the Shadows of the State
Indigenous Politics, Environmentalism, and Insurgency in Jharkhand, India
Book
08/2010
Duke University Press
€34.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Alpa Shah
In the Shadows of the State
Indigenous Politics, Environmentalism, and Insurgency in Jharkhand, India
Book
08/2010
Duke University Press
€109.50
Article not available at the moment
Person
Alpa Shah is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Content
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue 1
1. The Dark Side of Indigeneity 9
2. Not Just Ghosts: Democracy as Sacral Polity 36
3. Shadowy Practices: Development as Corruption 66
4. Dangerous Silhouettes: Elephants, Sacrifice, and Alcohol 99
5. Night Escape: Eco-incarceration, Purity, and Sex 130
6. The Terror Within: Revolution against the State? 162
Epilogue: Arcadian Spaces beyond the Shadows of the State 184
Glossary of Terms 191
Notes 193
Bibliography 237
Index 265
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue 1
1. The Dark Side of Indigeneity 9
2. Not Just Ghosts: Democracy as Sacral Polity 36
3. Shadowy Practices: Development as Corruption 66
4. Dangerous Silhouettes: Elephants, Sacrifice, and Alcohol 99
5. Night Escape: Eco-incarceration, Purity, and Sex 130
6. The Terror Within: Revolution against the State? 162
Epilogue: Arcadian Spaces beyond the Shadows of the State 184
Glossary of Terms 191
Notes 193
Bibliography 237
Index 265
