Many tongues, one people : the making of Tharu identity in Nepal / Arjun Guneratne.

Author/creator Guneratne, Arjun, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2002.
Descriptionxvii, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-227) and index.
LCCN 2001006193
ISBN0801439124 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801487285 (pbk. : alk. paper)