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Beschreibung
Not for Norman Lewis the tourist sights of Delhi and Rajasthan. His travels in India begin in the impoverished, overpopulated and corrupt state of Bihar, scene of a brutal caste war between the untouchables and higher-caste gangsters. He then heads down the west coast of Bengal to the highlands of Orissa to testify to the life of the caste-free indigenous 'tribals', who have survived here in isolation. His fascination with primitive cultures threatened by 'progress' sharpens his eye for the thought-provoking details: Koya men's preference for older, dominant wives; Bonda women's traditional nakedness, except for elaborate jewellery; and the Kondhs' belief in encouraging promiscuity among their adolescents. There is much wisdom to be gleaned from these threatened cultures and Lewis is the perfect guide.
Not for Norman Lewis the tourist sights of Delhi and Rajasthan. His travels in India begin in the impoverished, overpopulated and corrupt state of Bihar, scene of a brutal caste war between the untouchables and higher-caste gangsters. He then heads down the west coast of Bengal to the highlands of Orissa to testify to the life of the caste-free indigenous 'tribals', who have survived here in isolation. His fascination with primitive cultures threatened by 'progress' sharpens his eye for the thought-provoking details: Koya men's preference for older, dominant wives; Bonda women's traditional nakedness, except for elaborate jewellery; and the Kondhs' belief in encouraging promiscuity among their adolescents. There is much wisdom to be gleaned from these threatened cultures and Lewis is the perfect guide.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Produktart: Reiseführer
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781780601083
ISBN-10: 1780601085
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lewis, Norman
Hersteller: Eland Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Norman Lewis
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.01.2026
Gewicht: 0,347 kg
Artikel-ID: 107969755

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