The roots of the periphery : a history of the Gonds of Deccan India / Bhangya Bhukya.
2017
DS432.G6
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Title
The roots of the periphery : a history of the Gonds of Deccan India / Bhangya Bhukya.
Author
Bhukya, Bhangya, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780199087440 (electronic book)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations., map.
Call Number
DS432.G6
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.8948230548
Summary
Is primitivism a consequence of the natural evolution of some human societies? Or is it a conscious choice by such societies to evade state power? In 'The Roots of the Periphery', Bhangya Bhukya sets out to answer these questions by taking as his focal point the case of the Gond dynasty of the erstwhile Chanda region of Deccan India. He examines the evolution of Gond society over an extensive period, demonstrating how the British colonial government created an administrative divide between the plains and the hills, thus stereotyping hill and forest communities as isolated, primitive, barbaric, and uncivilized in order to deny them self-rule.
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Is primitivism a consequence of the natural evolution of some human societies? Or is it a conscious choice by such societies to evade state power? In 'The Roots of the Periphery', Bhangya Bhukya sets out to answer these questions by taking as his focal point the case of the Gond dynasty of the erstwhile Chanda region of Deccan India. He examines the evolution of Gond society over an extensive period, demonstrating how the British colonial government created an administrative divide between the plains and the hills, thus stereotyping hill and forest communities as isolated, primitive, barbaric, and uncivilized in order to deny them self-rule.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 12, 2017).
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