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Politics of culture: a study of three Kirata communities in the eastern Himalayas/ T.B. Subba

By: Subba, T.B Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chennai: Orient Longman, 1999Description: xiii, 138 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN: 8125016937Subject(s): Himalaya Mountains Region | Kiranti (Asian people) | Civilization | Civilization--Foreign influencesDDC classification: 305.3891495

Contents:

List of Maps and Tables Acknowledgements 1 Introduction The Problem Politics of Culture The Fieldwork and the Field 2 Kiratas in the Past Origin Geographical Spread Relationship with the Aryans Kirata Dynasty 3 Delineation of the Kirata World The People History Present Status of the Kiratas 4 Internal Organisation of the Kiratas Political Organisation Economic Organisation 5 Social Organisation of the Kiratas The Family Kinship 6 Kiratas and Other Social Categories Kiratas and Tagadharis Kiratas and Other Mongoloids Kiratas and Untouchables vi POLITICS OF CULTURE 7 Foundations of Kirata Nationalism Culture Language Religion 8 Politics of Kirata Culture Symbols of Unity or Difference? Kirata Politics 9 Whither Kiratas? Bibliography I ndex

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	305.3891495 SUB/P (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P41003

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List of Maps and Tables

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction
The Problem
Politics of Culture
The Fieldwork and the Field

2 Kiratas in the Past
Origin
Geographical Spread
Relationship with the Aryans
Kirata Dynasty

3 Delineation of the Kirata World
The People
History
Present Status of the Kiratas

4 Internal Organisation of the Kiratas
Political Organisation
Economic Organisation

5 Social Organisation of the Kiratas
The Family
Kinship

6 Kiratas and Other Social Categories
Kiratas and Tagadharis
Kiratas and Other Mongoloids
Kiratas and Untouchables
vi POLITICS OF CULTURE

7 Foundations of Kirata Nationalism
Culture
Language
Religion

8 Politics of Kirata Culture
Symbols of Unity or Difference?
Kirata Politics

9 Whither Kiratas?

Bibliography
I
ndex

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