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This ethnographic account discusses what tigers mean for the islanders of the Sundarbans, the mangrove islands of the Bengal delta, acclaimed for its unique ecosystem and Royal Bengal tigers. It provides new theoretical insights to understand social relations in the region.
This ethnographic account discusses what tigers mean for the islanders of the Sundarbans, the mangrove islands of the Bengal delta, acclaimed for its unique ecosystem and Royal Bengal tigers. It provides new theoretical insights to understand social relations in the region.
Acknowledgements List of Figures Note on Transliteration 1. Introduction 2. The Village and the Forest 3. Land and Its Hierarchies 4. Is Salt Water thicker than Blood? 5. Roughing it with Kali: Braving Crocodiles, Relatives and the Bhadralok 6. Sharing History with Tigers 7. Unmasking the Cosmopolitan Tiger 8. Conclusion: Beneath the Tiger Mask, the Human face of the Sundarbans Glossary Bibliography Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
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Genre: | Soziologie |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 264 |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780415690461 |
ISBN-10: | 0415690463 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Jalais, Annu |
Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Maße: | 225 x 141 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Annu Jalais |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.08.2011 |
Gewicht: | 0,354 kg |
Acknowledgements List of Figures Note on Transliteration 1. Introduction 2. The Village and the Forest 3. Land and Its Hierarchies 4. Is Salt Water thicker than Blood? 5. Roughing it with Kali: Braving Crocodiles, Relatives and the Bhadralok 6. Sharing History with Tigers 7. Unmasking the Cosmopolitan Tiger 8. Conclusion: Beneath the Tiger Mask, the Human face of the Sundarbans Glossary Bibliography Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
---|---|
Genre: | Soziologie |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 264 |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780415690461 |
ISBN-10: | 0415690463 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Jalais, Annu |
Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Maße: | 225 x 141 x 20 mm |
Von/Mit: | Annu Jalais |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 31.08.2011 |
Gewicht: | 0,354 kg |