In the shadows of the state : indigenous politics, environmentalism, and insurgency in Jharkhand, India /
Alpa Shah.
- Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2010.
- xiii, 273 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-261) and index.
The dark side of indigeneity -- Not just ghosts : democracy as sacral polity -- Shadowy practices : development as corruption -- Dangerous silhouettes : elephants, sacrifice, and alcohol -- Night escape : eco-incarceration, purity, and sex -- The terror within : revolution against the state?.
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Adivasis--Social conditions.--India--Jharkhand Adivasis--Economic conditions.--India--Jharkhand Adivasis--Politics and government.--India--Jharkhand
Jharkhand (India)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.