Dilemma of Development among the Onge of Andaman

ISBN-13: 9781032151274 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 296 str.

Dipali Danda; Sumit Mukherjee

Opis

The Onge of Little Andaman is one of the surviving Negrito com­munities in the world. The book presents a detailed documentation of the situation and concerns related to their survival in the form of analytical and development ethnography with eco­logical, socio-cultural, economic and political perspectives.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Little Andaman: First Visit and First Impression 2. Geo-historical Perspective of Little Andaman 3. Ecology of Little Andaman: The Onge Perception 4. The Onge Population 5. Children of the Onge 6. Subsistence Activities 7. Evolution of Hunting Technology 8. Canoe-making: An Industrial Art 9. Food Culture of the Onge 10. Load of Material Possessions 11. Development and Transformation 12. Excerpts from Field Diaries 13. Postscript