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Anthropological Research in India

Retrospect and Prospects
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 2023

Summary

This book provides an opportunity for students, academicians, scholars, and researchers in India and around the world to familiarize themselves with the evolution, diversification, and development of anthropological research in India. Comprised of nineteen chapters written by a diverse group of scholars and researchers, Anthropological Research in India: Retrospect and Prospects analyzes the history and future of anthropology on the subcontinent, ranging from prehistoric civilizations and colonial legacies to Indigenous medicine and coffee culture.

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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-3710-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-3711-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
282
Product type
Edited Book

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. List of Tables and Figures No access
    3. Foreword No access
    4. Acknowledgments No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
    1. Chapter 1: Research Tradition in Biological Anthropology: The Past Emerges into the Light of Present No access
    2. Chapter 2: The Romance of the Discovery of India’s Prehistoric Past No access
    3. Chapter 3: Different Dimensions of Tribal Studies: Past, Present, and Future No access
    1. Chapter 4: Gharchaal: An Ancient Game on Cupules in Ghumarwin Sub-Himalayan Area of Himachal Pradesh No access
    2. Chapter 5: Ghaghra: A Late Acheulian Site in the Dulung River Valley, Eastern India No access
    1. Chapter 6: A Holistic Manifestation of Caste System in Indian Civilization: A Semiotic Analysis No access
    2. Chapter 7: The Impact of “Mela” on the People and Culture: A Qualitative Study on Local “Sampriti Utsav” Fair of Haldia, West Bengal No access
    3. Chapter 8: The Cult of Goddess Mangal Chandi: An Anthropological Understanding of Womanhood No access
    1. Chapter 9: Echoes from the Tea Gardens of Dooars: A Study of the Tea Migrant Tribes of North Bengal No access
    2. Chapter 10: Indigenous Health Care System of the Santal Tribe of Jharkhand: With Special Reference to the Cases of Snake, Scorpion, and Hornet Biting No access
    3. Chapter 11: Images on Fabrics in the North-Eastern Region of India: A Traditional Course No access
    4. Chapter 12: Indigenous Knowledge: A Whole No access
    5. Chapter 13: Ethnomedicinal Practices among the Northern Tribes of West Bengal: A Brief Anthropological Review No access
    6. Chapter 14: Tribal Women Empowerment in Natural Resource Management: Two Case Studies No access
    1. Chapter 15: Effects of Lead on Growth of Children No access
    2. Chapter 16: Female Feticide: Developed Technological Threats in Indian Demography No access
    3. Chapter 17: Essay on Anthropology of Mobile Phone No access
    4. Chapter 18: Conflict between Medical Disorder and Social Deviance: Social Life of a Diabetic Woman in Kolkata No access
    5. Chapter 19: Vicissitudes in the Flow of Adda Culture: A Pre-Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Assessment of Indian Coffee House, Kolkata No access
  2. Index No access Pages 265 - 274
  3. About the Editors No access Pages 275 - 276
  4. About the Contributors No access Pages 277 - 282

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