Chhetri, Nilamber <br/><br/>
The Politics of Ethnic Renewal in Darjeeling 

 - London:  Routledge,  2023. 
 - 223p. 
<br/><br/><br/>Introduction : setting the stage<br/>Discreet groups and collective identity : consolidation of the Nepali/Gorkha community<br/>The formation of ethnic associations and changing ethnopolitics in Darjeeling<br/>Moving forward to become backward : claims for recognition as scheduled tribes<br/>Remembering the past, restructuring the future : demands for recognition and politics of difference<br/>Ritualizing ethnicity, ethnicising rituals : engaging the state and performative claims<br/>From construction to constitution : negotiating multiple and overlapping identities<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781032723433 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Darjeeling (India : District) Scheduled tribes Government<br/>Group identity India Darjeeling <br/>India Darjeeling <br/>Politique identitaire Inde Darjeeling 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.89149505414  / CHH/P