Narrating Nomadism: Tales of Recovery and Resistance

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Narrating Nomadism provides an unflinching account of ethnic groups and nomadic communities across the world that were branded as ‘criminal’ during colonial times. It explores the tragic effect of the new identity imposed on them, the traumatic survival of these communities and cultures, and the creative expression of this experience in their arts and literature in the form of resistance. Presenting specific contexts and locations of cultural devastation in history, the volume traces colonial social imagination as such, showing how the grossly misperceived non-sedentary communities in the colonies were subjected to the mission of ‘settling’ them. The essays presented here document these alternative histories from perspectives ranging from literary criticism and art history to ethnography and socio-linguistics, highlighting in what ways different nomadic communities negotiate discrimination and challenge in contemporary times, while finding remarkable convergence in their local histories and collective testimonies.This anthology opens up a new area in postcolonial studies as well as cultural anthropology by bringing the viewpoint of marginalized communities and their cultural rights to bear upon history, society and culture. It places an activist’s ‘view from below’ at the centre of literary interpretation, engages with oral history more substantially than folklore studies usually do, and brings together several historical narratives hitherto unexplored. This will be essential for students of anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, history, linguistics, post-colonial studies, literature and tribal studies, as well as the general reader.
Copyright:
2013

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Publisher Quality
Book Size:
282 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000084375
Related ISBNs:
9780415811804, 9781138663985, 9780367818449
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
G. N. Devy, Geoffrey V. Davis and K. K. Chakravarty.
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Sociology
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Edited by:
G. N. Devy
Edited by:
Geoffrey V. Davis
Edited by:
K. K. Chakravarty

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