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The present book highlights the dynamics of power relations affecting the multitudinous tribal structures in the northeastern region. There are two broad themes in this book the state and the tribal power structures constitute one theme and gender and power constitutes the other. The book contains 20 research papers with an editorial note on these themes. The research papers are based on current and rigorous empirical studies made by the regional scholars and ...
This book raises the conceptual issues of women emancipation vis-a-vis women empowerment focusing on the women of the northeast India. There is epistemic difference between the two concepts and therefore a distinction is made between the two. Empowerment in this book is however seen mainly as a trajectory for women's emancipation. The approach of the book is empirical with a realistic conceptual base. This book highlights the roles of the ...