Class formation, social inequality and the Nagas in North-East India / Andreas Küchle.

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Class and social inequality in a multi-dimensional perspective; 2 Socio-cultures: from the Naga village to peripheral capitalism; 3 Patterns of cultural differentiation; 4 Class structure and class reproduction; 5 Career patterns; 6 Differentiation of culture and class in Nagaland; Bibliography

This book examines the question of class formation and social inequality within tribal groups in North-East India. Focussing on the Nagas, it analyses and challenges common perceptions about them as a class-less society with a uniform culture. It looks at the previously neglected themes of class formation and structure, division of work, emerging social milieus and cultural differentiation among the Naga youth - and presents fresh arguments about notions of modernity. Providing a theoretical understanding of inequality, this volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of North-East India, tribal studies, exclusion studies, sociology, social anthropology, political studies, development studies, cultural studies and South Asian studies.

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