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Nilsen Alf Gunvald

Adivasis and the State : Subalternity and Citizenship in India's Bhil Heartland - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2018

Contents
List of figures and tables;
Glossary of Hindi terms;
Preface;
1. Introduction;
Part I. Subalternity:
2. 'So much fear was inside us': everyday tyranny in the Bhil heartland;
3. 'Quiet and obedient cultivators': colonial state space and the origins of everyday tyranny;
4. 'You are now the masters of the country': negotiations and consolidations;
Part II. Citizenship: 5. 'The fears have gone away': making oppositional local rationalities;
6. 'We are the ones who make the Sarkar': law, civil society and citizenship in subaltern politics;
7. 'They have weakened us': deciphering the politics of coercion;
8. Conclusion;
Bibliography;
Index.

ISBN: 9781108496537

Subjects--Uniform Titles: --Indigenous peoples--Government policy - Politics & Government - Social Conditions--Hegemony - Caste --Political Culture - Social Movements - India

Dewey Class. No.: 305.89147 NIL