Full Description
This book discusses the colonial history of Tribe-British relations in India. It analyses colonial literature, as well as cultural and relational issues of pre-literate communities. It interrogates disciplinary epistemology through multidisciplinary engagement. It presents the temporal and spatial dimensions of tribal studies. The chapters critically examine colonial ideology and administration and civilization of tribes of India. Each paper introduces a unique context of Tribe-British interactions and provides an innovative approach, theoretical foundation, analytical tool and methodological insights in the emerging discipline of tribal studies. The book is of interest to researchers and scholars engaged in topics related to tribes.
Contents
Revisiting Tribe-British Relations: Tribal Worldview and Colonial Ideology at Perspective.- Engaging with Tribes of Eastern Kumaun in Colonial Era.- The Journey from Isolation to Interaction during British Raj: Case of Natives in Andaman.- Indira Goswami's The Bronz Sword of Thengphakhari Tehsildar: A Critique of the British Colonialism and its Resistance.- Institutionalisation of Dobhasi: The British strategy for the Naga tribes in North East India.- Myth and Reality of Colonial Conciliation: British Officials and Relations with Paharias (1772-1785).- Revisiting J. P. Mills' portrayal of Changki Ao Naga.- The Naga Mind: Colonial Encounter and Religion.- Revisiting Naga Resistance to British Colonialism: A Study of A Naga Village Remembered and Related Historical Texts.- The Raz, the Rajas and the Bhuiyans: Revisiting the Kenonjhar Rebellion of 1867 and its impact on Bonai.
