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'Criminal tribe' to 'primitive tribal group' and the role of welfare state : the case of Lodhas in West Bengal, India / Santanu Panda and Abhijit Guha.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: New York : Nova Science Publisher's, Incorporated, (c)2015.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (some color), mapContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781634637176
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DS432 .C756 2015
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Contents:
The study area and the people -- The development inputs and the role of the state -- The comparative scenario of the utilization of the development inputs -- Conclusion and recommendations.
Subject: The book deals with the marginalization of a minority tribal group (the Lodhas) in the West Bengal state of India and the role of a democratic welfare state in improving the living conditions of the tribe. The Lodha tribal community of West Bengal has a long history of drawing the attention of administrators, anthropologists, social activists and the media. In the colonial times, this community was designated as a 'criminal tribe' and carried the social stigma during the post-colonial period, although the Government created category after category (e.g. 'Denotified' and 'Primitive Tribal Group.
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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction DS432.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn900539816

Includes bibliographies and index.

Anthropologists and activists view Lodhas : the second part of the post colonial story -- The study area and the people -- The development inputs and the role of the state -- The comparative scenario of the utilization of the development inputs -- Conclusion and recommendations.

The book deals with the marginalization of a minority tribal group (the Lodhas) in the West Bengal state of India and the role of a democratic welfare state in improving the living conditions of the tribe. The Lodha tribal community of West Bengal has a long history of drawing the attention of administrators, anthropologists, social activists and the media. In the colonial times, this community was designated as a 'criminal tribe' and carried the social stigma during the post-colonial period, although the Government created category after category (e.g. 'Denotified' and 'Primitive Tribal Group.

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