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The Nilgiri Tribal Systems: A View From Below

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Nurit Bird-David
Nurit Bird-David
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Tel-Aviv University
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In 1980, the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu were chosen to be India's first biosphere reserve under the Man and the Environment program launched by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in an attempt to conserve for study examples of characteristic eco-systems from each of the world's natural regions. Scholastic interest from a broad spectrum of disciplines has turned, therefore, to the Nilgiris, and it has become apparent that although the Nilgiris have been studied extensively, anthropological attention has been uneven and parts of the region have been grossly understudied. The present paper intends to provide a foundation for filling this gap in the Nilgiri scholarship.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , May 1994 , pp. 339 - 355
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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