Mobile, and marginalized peoples : perspectives from the past / edited by Rudolf C. Heredia, Shereen F. Ratnagar. - New Delhi : Manohar, 2003. - 236 p. ; 22 cm.

"Proceedings of a workshop held in December 1998 at the Ishvani Kendra, Pune organized by the Sontheimer Cultural Association and the Social Science Centre, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai with financial assistance from the Life Insurance Corporation, Pune.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reconstructing identity, preserving dignity : the struggle of the nomadic pastoralists / Rudolf C. Heredia -- Between two worlds: the trader pastoralists of Kinnaur / Chetan Singh -- In the name of pastoralism: the early medieval Maharashtra / Ajay Dandekar -- Mobility, and craft production / Jaya Menon -- In the absence of mounds: shifting villages, pastoralism, and depopulation / Supriya Varma -- The Bhils in the historic settings of Western India / Nandini Sinha Kapur -- Reinterpreting tribal survival: the Baiga of the Central Provinces, 1730-1900 / Archana Prasad -- From pastoralism to agriculture: Tondai Nadu, a Tamil Sub-Region in the early historical, and early medieval periods / R. Champakalakshmi.

Contributed papers presented earlier at a workshop.

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Nomads--India.
Herders--India.
Pastoral systems--India.


India--Social conditions.

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