Rituals of Ethnicity

Rituals of Ethnicity
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9780812246834
ISBN-13 : 0812246837
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Download or read book Rituals of Ethnicity written by Sara Shneiderman and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive ethnography of the Thangmi, a marginalized community who migrate between Himalayan border zones, Rituals of Ethnicity explores Thangmi cultural worlds and regional political histories to offer a new explanation for the persistence of enduring ethnic identities despite the realities of mobile, hybrid lives.


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