Slavery in Arunachal Pradesh
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8170999006
Length
xx+261p., Tables; Notes; References; Appendices; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
Subjects
The book, Slavery in Arunachal Pradehs, by Dr. Amrendra Kumar Thakur, makes a radical departure from what exists in the historiography of the tribal societies of India. By analysing the emergence of private property and existence of social stratification among the tribes in Arunachal Pradesh the author questions the validity of the myths of ‘egalitarianism’ and ‘non-hierarchism’ among the tribes. Laying methodological stress on identifying and analysing ...