The contributors from various social science disciplines discuss the modes of ethnic construction in the eastern and north-east region of India. They argue that there are forces in the liberal democratic order that exploit and alienate the downtrodden who are denied access to resources and opportunities, being ‘lower castes’, ‘minorities’ and ‘subaltern classes’. Stating that growing deprivation and exploitation finds ...
Ethnicity in India: Issues on Community, Culture and Conflict
