Political Ecology of Everyday Resistance and State Building - A Case of the Ho of Jharkhand

This book explores the process of state formation through developmental intervention in the resource-rich areas of Jharkhand in eastern India which are inhabited by the indigenous Ho community.

List of contents

List of Tables. Foreword. Preface and Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Glossary 1. State and Adivasi: Reappraising Development, Resistance and State Formation 2. Ethnographic Profile of the Region 3. State in Development: A Critical Examination 4. State Formation Process and Change: An Exploration through the Five Theses of Political Ecology 5. State Stimulated Extractivism, Accumulation and Resistance 6. The State in the Making: An understanding of development and the Shadow Democratic Practices in areas of Resource Conflict 7. Conclusion. References. Index.

About the author

Dhiraj Kumar is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Mahila Maha Vidhyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, India.

Product details

• Authors: Dhiraj (Varanasi Kumar, Kumar Dhiraj
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032638010
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3263801-0
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, India, Applied ecology, Social Work, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Development Studies