| Environment and Ethnicity in India, 1200 1991 Contributor(s): Guha, Sumit (Author), Bayly, Christopher Alan (Editor), Chandavarkar, Rajnarayan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521640784 ISBN-13: 9780521640787 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $125.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 954.792 |
| LCCN: 98-40358 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Modern - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on a rich collection of sources, Sumit Guha demonstrates how the ideology of indigenous cultures, developed in recent years out of the notion of a pure and untouched ethnicity, is in fact rooted in nineteenth-century racial and colonial anthropology. Challenging this view, he traces the processes by which the apparently immutable identities of South Asian populations took shape, and how these populations interacted with civilizations beyond their immediate vicinity. His penetrating critique will make a significant contribution to the history of South Asia and to the literature on ethnicity. |