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Narrating Nomadism - Tales of Recovery and Resistance (Paperback)
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Narrating Nomadism - Tales of Recovery and Resistance (Paperback)
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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.
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