Title: Role and image of law in India : the tribal experience /
Authors: Dhagamwar, Vasudha, 1940-
Publisher: Sage Publications,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Indigenous peoples India History.; Tribes Legal status, laws, etc. India History.; Indigenous peoples Legal status, laws, etc. India History.; Tribes India Social conditions.
Contents: Tribes in ancient and medieval India -- The Saura Pahadiyas of the jungleterry : an overview -- Military operations of the east India company against the Saura Pahadiyas -- The jungleterry under civil administration -- British conquest of the Bhils of Khandesh -- The Santal settlers of the jungleterry -- Settlements and surveys in Santal Parganas -- Tenancy and public interest litigation in Akkalkua -- Indefinitely under trial : the case of the four Pahadiyas -- The custom and practice of Bitlaha -- "Prisoner at the bar, are you rich or poor?" -- Behaviour, attitudes, and perceptions : the three worlds of the Bhils, Santals, and Pahadiyas.