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  • The Demands of Recognition

    State Anthropology and Ethnopolitics in Darjeeling

    Series series South Asia in Motion
    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" ... Leer más

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  • The Demands of Recognition

    State Anthropology and Ethnopolitics in Darjeeling

    Series series South Asia in Motion
    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" ... Leer más

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  • Darjeeling Reconsidered

    Histories, Politics, Environments

    Darjeeling occupies a special place in the South Asian imaginary with its Himalayan vistas, lush tea gardens, and brisk mountain air. Thousands of tourists, domestic and international, annually flock to the hills to taste their world-renowned tea and soak up the colonial nostalgia. Darjeeling Reconsidered rethinks Darjeeling’s status in the postcolonial imagination. Mobilizing diverse disciplinary ... Leer más

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  • A Concise History of Modern India

    Series series Cambridge Concise Histories
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    A Short History

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