Disappearing peoples? indigenous groups and ethnic minorities in South and Central Asia / edited by Barbara A. Brower, Barbara Rose Johnston.

Other author Brower, Barbara Anne.
Other author Johnston, Barbara Rose.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWalnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press,
Description275 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Indigenous peoples--South Asia.
Indigenous peoples--Asia, Central.
South Asia--Ethnic relations.
Asia, Central--Ethnic relations.
South Asia--Social conditions.
Asia, Central--Social conditions.

Contents Disappearing peoples? / Barbara A. Brower and Barbara Rose Johnston -- The Raika of Rajasthan, India / Paul Robbins -- Peripatetic peoples and lifestyles in South Asia / Aparna Rao -- The Bhils / Judith Whitehead -- The Tharu of Chitwan, Nepal / Arjun Guneratne -- The Dom of Hunza (northern areas of Pakistan) / Anna Schmid -- Peoples and cultures of the Kashmir Himalayas / Aparna Rao and Michael J. Casimir -- The Hazara of central Afghanistan / Grant Farr -- The Wakhi and Kirghiz of the Pamirian Knot / Hermann Kreutzmann -- The Badakshani of the Eastern Pamir, Tajikistan / Stephen F. Cunha -- The Lezghi / Julian Birch -- The people of Tibet / P. Christiaan Klieger -- The Minhe Mangghuer / Zhu Yongzhong and Kevin Stuart.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007021763
ISBN1598741209 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781598741209 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1598741217 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781598741216 (pbk. : alk. paper)