Anthropological research in India retrospect and prospects / edited by Abhradip Banerjee, Arun Makal, and Krishnendu Polley.

Other author Banerjee, Abhradip
Other author Makal, Arun
Other author Polley, Krishnendu
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
Descriptionpages cm
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Contents Research Tradition in Biological Anthropology: The Past Emerges into the Light of Present / Sudesna Chanda -- The Romance of the Discovery of India's Prehistoric Past / Avick Biswas, Chandni Roy, Mandrima Biswas -- Different Dimensions of Tribal Studies: Past, Present and Future / Suchismita Sen Chowdhury -- Gharchaal: An Ancient Game on Cupules in Ghumarwin Sub-Himalayan Area of Himachal Pradesh -- / A. R. Sankhyan -- Ghaghra: A Late Acheulean Site of the Dulung River Valley, Eastern India / Shubhrakanti Baul -- A Holistic Manifestation of Caste System in Indian Civilization: A Semiotic Analysis -- / Supriyo Das, Kartick Chakraborty, and Sankha Priya Guha -- The Impact of 'Mela' on the People and Culture: A Qualitative Study on Local 'Sampriti Utsav' Fair of Haldia, West Bengal / Soumi Dey -- The Cult of Goddess Mangal Chandi: An Anthropological Understanding of Womanhood -- / Kartick Chakraborty -- Echoes from the Tea Gardens of Dooars: A Study of the Tea Migrant Tribes of North Bengal / Mayank Prakash and Arun Makal -- Indigenous Health Care System of the Santhal Tribe of Jharkhand: With Special Reference to the Cases of Snake, Scorpion and Hornet Biting / Manish Chandra Tudu -- Images on Fabrics in the North-Eastern Region of India: A Traditional Course / Rajesh Bhowmik -- Indigenous Knowledge: A Whole / Bhumika Raj Sonwane and Ashok Pradhan -- Ethnomedicinal Practices among the Northern Tribes of West Bengal: A Brief Anthropological Review / Sabatini Chatterjee and Satyaki Paul -- Tribal Women Empowerment in Natural Resource Management: Two Case Studies -- / Debashis Debnath -- Effects of Lead on Growth of Children / Jyoti Ratan Ghosh -- Female Foeticides: Developed Technological Threats in Indian Demography / Salil Kumar Dutta -- Essay on Anthropology of Mobile Phone / Soumita Biswas -- Disorder and Deviance: Social Life of a Diabetic Women in Kolkata / Nibedita Bayen -- Vicissitudes in the Flow of Adda Culture: A Pre-Pandemic Assessment of Indian Coffee House, Kolkata / Satyaki Paul and Sabatini Chatterjee.
Abstract "Comprised of nineteen chapters written by a diverse group of scholars and researchers, Anthropological Research in India: Retrospect and Prospects analyses the history and future of anthropology on the subcontinent, ranging from prehistoric civilizations and colonial legacies to Indigenous medicine and coffee culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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LCCN 2023037062
ISBN9781666937107 cloth alk. paper
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