The modern anthropology of India : ethnography, themes and theory / edited by Peter Berger and Frank Heidemann.
"The Modern Anthropology of India is an accessible textbook providing a critical overview of the ethnographic work done in India since 1947. It assesses the history of research in each region and serves as a practical and comprehensive guide to the main themes dealt with by ethnographers. It hi...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The many Indias: the whole and its parts / Peter Berger and Frank Heidemann
- Andhra Pradesh: Economic and Social Relations / P. Pratap Kumar
- Bihar: Caste, Class, and Violence / Carolyn Brown Heinz
- Chhattisgarh: At the Crossroads / Christopher A. Gregory
- Gujarat: Transformations of Hierarchy / Helene Basu
- Jammu and Kashmir: dispute and diversity / Martin Sökefeld
- Jharkhand: Alternative citizenship in an "Adivasi State" / Marine Carrin
- Karnataka: Caste, Dominance and Social Change in the 'Indian Village' / Aya Ikegame
- Kerala: Plurality and consensus / Heike Moser and Paul Younger
- Madhya Pradesh: Anthropology and Development / Ramdas Lamb
- Maharashtra: Constructing Regional Identities / Anthony Carter and Amit Desai
- Northeast India: Ethnography and Politics of Identity / Tanka B. Subba and Jelle J.P. Wouters
- Odisha: Rajas and Prajas in a multi-segmented society / Tina Otten and Uwe Skoda
- Punjab and Haryana: Kinship and Marriage / Georg Pfeffer
- Rajasthan: Anthropological Perspectives on Tribal Identity / Maxine Weisgrau
- Tamil Nadu: Inequality and Status / Gabriele Alex and Frank Heidemann
- Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: Ritual Healing / William S. Sax
- Uttar Pradesh: Untouchability and politics / Manuela Ciotti
- West Bengal: Colonial Legacy, Class Formation and Politics / Henrike Donner.