The Demands of Recognition: State Anthropology and Ethnopolitics in Darjeeling
(Part of the South Asia in Motion Series)
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Since the British colonial period anthropology has been central to policy in India. But today, while the Indian state continues to use ethnography to govern, those who were the "objects" of study are harnessing disciplinary knowledge to redefine their communities, achieve greater prosperity, and secure political rights. In this groundbreaking study, Townsend Middleton tracks these newfound "lives" of anthropology. Offering simultaneous ethnographies...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0804796262
ISBN13:9780804796262
Release Date:October 2015
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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