Tribal Women: On the Threshold of Twenty-First Century

"The contents of this book map numerous dimensions of women in tribal India. In this framework the traditionality and change, intending to integration, have equally been emphasized. There are two special features of this work. Firstly, the tribal women of the Himalayas have appeared with mounting force at the level of explanations. Secondly, the formation of status scales is a novel attempt which no one thought of designing earlier. Where do the tribal women stand in contemporary perspective and what kind of treatment is meted out to them are the other areas illuminated. Even with all this the researches on tribal women have to go a long way in the general framework of gender studies. The book opens up new vistas for professionals, development and welfare workers, including those of the non-governmental organizations, and even to law framers and politicians who express their concern for the tribals."