Dancing to the state : the ethnic compulsions of the Tangsa in Assam /
Can small indigenous communities survive, as distinct cultural entities, in areas of great ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity? How successful are such communities in resisting the efforts of the state and their dominant neighbours to erase cultural difference? These are some of the questions...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Can small indigenous communities survive, as distinct cultural entities, in areas of great ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity? How successful are such communities in resisting the efforts of the state and their dominant neighbours to erase cultural difference? These are some of the questions addressed in this work with reference to the small Tangsa community living in Assam in northeast India, by analysing the performance of their ethnicity at festivals. |
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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2017. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199089086 0199089086 9780199472598 0199472599 9780199091270 0199091277 |