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025			_aI-E-2010-319651; 68-92
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn502268465
037			_aLibrary of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office
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050	0	0	_aDS432.K192 _bP332 2009
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100	1		_aPadel, Felix.
245	1	0	_aSacrificing people : _bInvasions of a tribal landscape / _cFelix Padel ; with a foreword by Hugh Brody.
250			_aNew and updated ed.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOrient BlackSwan, _cc2009.
300			_axxxvii, 465 p. : _bmaps ; _c23 cm.
505			_aDescription: Sacrificing People is a provocative anthropological study of the structures of power and authority which the British rule imposed on a tribal people of Central India, the Konds. The Konds practised human sacrifice and in the pretext of rooting out this barbaric ritual, the British waged wars of conquest against them subjecting them to a century of exploitation. Recalling the violence during the colonial period, this book puts into perspective the violence and ethnic cleansing in the district of Kandhamal (2007 8) when invading forces burnt dozens of Kond villages. It also brings to light how mining companies have invaded the Kond territory due to the rich Bauxite cappings dominating their largest mountains and displaced several million tribal people. From colonial intrusion to developmental displacement, the author draws attention to how the colonial mindset and system of exploitation continue till date. Who is an innocent victim? When is the taking of life justified? Who claims the right to do so? Who is sacrificing whom? It is through these questions that this book analyses the roots of human violence which sacrifices the essence of being human.
650		0	_aKandh (Indic people) _xRites and ceremonies.
650		0	_aHuman sacrifice _zIndia _zOdisha.
651		0	_aOdisha (India) _xPolitics and government _y19th century.
651		0	_aOdisha (India) _xPolitics and government _y20th century.
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