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The Roots of the Periphery: A History of the Gonds of Deccan India

The Roots of the Periphery: A History of the Gonds of Deccan India

$43.00
Author:Bhangya Bhukya
ISBN 13:9780199468089
Year:2017
Subject:Anthropology and Sociology/Tribal Studies

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Is primitivism a consequence of the natural evolution of some human societies Or is it a conscious choice by such societies to evade state power In The Roots of the Periphery, Bhangya Bhukya sets out to answer these questions by taking as his focal point the case of the Gond dynasty of the erstwhile Chanda region of Deccan India. He examines the evolution of Gond society over an extensive period, demonstrating how the British colonial government created an administrative divide between the plains and the hills, thus stereotyping hill and forest communities as isolated, primitive, barbaric, and uncivilized in order to deny them self-rule.