The Scheduled Tribes (People Of India, Volume III)

This volume is the first comprehensive and systematic account of India's 456 tribal communities, including the 179 segments distributed in many parts of the country. Exploring how they have been increasingly influenced by "development" processes, particularly education and medicine, this workconsiders culture, society, location, language, script, biological variation, educational level, impact of development, food habits, and rituals and work practices on each of these tribal communities. It will be especially interesting for anthropologists and students of Indian development.