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Poverty and the Quest for Life: Spiritual and Material Striving in Rural India
Bhrigupati Singh
Poverty and the Quest for Life: Spiritual and Material Striving in Rural India
Bhrigupati Singh
The Indian subdistrict of Shahabad, located in the southeastern tip of Rajasthan, is an area of extreme poverty. It is home to the Sahariyas, officially classified as Rajasthan's only "primitive tribe." The author organizes his study around two themes: power and ethics, through which he explores a complex terrain of material and spiritual forces.
328 pages, 4 halftones, 2 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 6, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780226194400 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 328 |
Dimensions | 160 × 240 × 27 mm · 618 g |
Language | English |
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