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Contested Belonging: An Indigenous People's Struggle for Forest and Identity in Sub-Himalayan Bengal B. G. Karlsson 1st edition
Contested Belonging: An Indigenous People's Struggle for Forest and Identity in Sub-Himalayan Bengal
B. G. Karlsson
This text deals with the modern predicament of the Rabha of Kocha people - traditional shifting cultivators - their survival in the forest and their quest for identity. It describes their ways of coping with the colonial regime of scientific forestry, the depletion of the forest, and current concerns for wilderness and wildlife restoration and preservation.
310 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 15, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780700711796 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 332 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 29 mm · 631 g |
| Language | English |