Many tongues, one people : the making of Tharu identity in Nepal
The Tharu of lowland Nepal are a group of culturally and linguistically diverse people who, only a few generations ago, would not have acknowledged each other as belonging to the same ethnic group. Today the Tharu are actively redefining themselves as...
xvii, 236 p. : illustrations, kort
9780801439124, 9780801487286, 0801439124, 0801487285
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Introduction : ethnicity and culture
The Tharu and the Tarai
Ethnicity and the Nepali state
Land, labor, and politics
Organizing the elite
The making of Tharu identity