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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Panda, Santanu.
Imprint:	New York : Nova Science Publisher's, Inc., [2015]
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (some color), map.
Language:	English
Series:	Anthropology Research and Developments Anthropology research and developments.
Subject:	Lodha (Indic people) -- India -- West Bengal -- Social conditions. Welfare state -- India. Welfare state. India. India -- West Bengal.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13582579

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Other authors / contributors:	Guha, Abhijit, 1956- author.
ISBN:	9781634637176 1634637178 9781634636858
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages115-120) and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: "Criminal tribe" to "primitive tribal group" and the role of welfare state Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publisher's, Inc., 2015. 9781634636858 (softcover)

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