Peoples of North-East India: Anthropological Perspectives [Hardcover]

This volume throws light on some of the important facets of anthropology like ethnic elements, inter-group variability, human growth, bio-social aspects, cultural life, tribal institutions, process of Sanskritization, forms of political system identity dynamics etc., among a small segments of vast and varied types of people of north-east India with special emphasis on tribal inhabitants, Muslims immigrants and immigrants of tea gardens. About The Author:- Sarthak Sengupta (b.1955) received his M.Sc. (1977) and Ph.D. (1983) degrees in Anthropology from Dibrugarh University and Gauhati University respectively. He also worked with the Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India and North Eastern Hill University, Shillong for quite some time and conducted intensive field studies among diverse i tribes and castes in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Uttar Pradesh. I He has had to his own credit ten well-knitted books on North East Indian tribes, and more than 200 original research papers published in various reputed national and international professional journals besides several chapters in edited volumes. He is an active life and 4 executive member of several professional anthropological bodies and members of the editorial ! boards of Journal of Human Ecology, New Delhi (1998-2003) and The Anthropologist, New Delhi (since 2009). He is also the Editor of the Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, IDibrugarh University, Dibrugarh. Dr. Sengupta is at present Professor and Head, Department of Anthropology; and Director (i/c), Centre for North East Studies, Dibrugarh University, Assam. His current research interest are genetical demography, globin gene distribution, population genetics, bio-social studies, diet and nutrition, indigenous health practices in tribal population ofNorth East India. The Title 'Peoples of North-East India: Anthropological Perspectives written/authored/edited by Sarthak Sengupta', published in the year 2011. The ISBN 9788121205191 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 275 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Anthropology / Tribal Studies / North-East Indian Studies. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-