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

'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)

Table of Contents:

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.