In the shadows of the state
Subtitle: indigenous politics, environmentalism, and insurgency in Jharkhand, India
By: Alpa Shah.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Durham, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780822347446; 9780822347651
Subjects: Adivasis -- India -- Jharkhand -- Social conditions; Adivasis -- India -- Jharkhand -- Economic conditions; Adivasis -- India -- Jharkhand -- Politics and government; Jharkhand (India) -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The dark side of indigeneity; title: Not just ghosts : democracy as sacral polity; title: Shadowy practices : development as corruption; title: Dangerous silhouettes : elephants, sacrifice, and alcohol; title: Night escape : eco-incarceration, purity, and sex; title: The terror within : revolution against the state?.