Sangeeta Dasgupta: Reordering Adivasi Worlds
Reordering Adivasi Worlds
Buch
- Representation, Resistance, Memory
- Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press, 05/2023
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780190127916
- Bestellnummer: 11431270
- Umfang: 368 Seiten
- Gewicht: 454 g
- Maße: 218 x 155 mm
- Stärke: 33 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.5.2023
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
Recounting the story of the Oraons and Tana Bhagats of Chhotanagpur in the present-day state of Jharkhand, this book questions postcolonial understandings of the category of 'tribe' and unravels the threads of a hierarchical adivasi world. It unpacks colonial ethnography, missionary narratives, and anthropological writings; explores issues of adivasi identity and resistance; and demonstrates how contemporary adivasi protest draws upon memoriesof the past. Dasgupta argues that nineteenth and early twentieth-century ideas of 'tribe' were not abstract imaginaries but structured colonial interventions. These affected the shaping of customary rights; the understanding of the rural world; and the perception of customs and practices. She analyses the ways in which Tana Bhagats questioned hierarchies among the Oraons; opposed landlords, moneylenders, and the colonial state; and engaged
with Gandhi and the Congress. Dasgupta delineates how Tanas allude to their diverse experiences and distinctive memories to negotiate with the sarkar even today.