ANTHROPOLOGICAL BOOKS - Sheet2

Question 1

Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization

Answer 1

Evolution of Indian Culture and Civilization,”The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent Before the Coming of the Muslims” by A.L. Basham, “Prehistory and Protohistory of India” by Dilip K. Chakrabarti

Question 2

Palaeo-Anthropological Evidences from India

Answer 2

Palaeo-Anthropological Evidences from India,”Early Man in Eastern India: A Study of the Stone Age People of the Kumaon Hills” by Debala Mitra, “The Siwaliks and Their Fauna” by Sankar Chatterjee

Question 3

Ethno-archaeology in India

Answer 3

Ethno-archaeology in India,”Ethnoarchaeology in India” edited by R.S. Bisht, “The Bhils: An Ethnoarchaeological Study” by Kumar Suresh Singh

Question 4

Demographic Profile of India

Answer 4

Demographic Profile of India,”Indian Population: History and Composition” by A.R. Desai, “India’s Population: Aspects of Quality and Control” by Ashish Bose

Question 5

Structure and Nature of Traditional Indian Social System

Answer 5

Structure and Nature of Traditional Indian Social System,”Indian Social System” by M.N. Srinivas, “The Concept of Dharma in Indian Cultural History” by C. Rajendran

Question 6

Caste System in India

Answer 6

Caste System in India,”Caste in Indian Society” by M.N. Srinivas, “The Indian Caste System” by Rajendra Vora

Question 7

Sacred Complex and Nature-Man-Spirit Complex

Answer 7

Sacred Complex and Nature-Man-Spirit Complex,”Religion and Society in India: Concepts and Concerns” by J.S. Grewal, “Man and Nature: The Ecological Problems of the Indian Sub-continent” by Indira Gandhi

Question 8

Classical Indian Anthropologist

Answer 8

Classical Indian Anthropologist,”The Munda: A Scheduled Tribe of India” by Verrier Elwin, “The Adivasis of India: A History of Discrimination, Conflict, and Resistance” by K.S. Singh

Question 9

Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity on Indian society

Answer 9

Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity on Indian society,”Buddhism in India: Challenging Brahmanism and Caste” by Gail Omvedt, “Islam in South Asia: A Short History” by Jamal Malik, “The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in the Muslim World” edited by Mohammed Ayoob

Question 10

Emergence, Growth, and Development in India: Contributions of Scholars and Anthropologists

Answer 10

Emergence, Growth, and Development in India: Contributions of Scholars and Anthropologists,”Indian Anthropology: Essays in Honour of D.N. Majumdar” edited by K.S. Singh, “Colonialism and Its Forms of Knowledge: The British in India” by Bernard S. Cohn, “Anthropology and Colonialism in Asia and Oceania” edited by Jan van Bremen, Akitoshi Shimizu

Question 11

Indian Village

Answer 11

Indian Village,”Indian Village” by M.N. Srinivas, “Social Structure and Change in India: A Village Study” by A.R. Desai

Question 12

Linguistic and Religious Minorities in India

Answer 12

Linguistic and Religious Minorities in India,”Minorities and the State: Changing Social and Political Landscape of Bengal” by Himadri Banerjee, “Cultural and Religious Heritage of India: Islam” by S. A. N. Rezavi

Question 13

Indigenous and Exogenous Processes of Socio-Cultural Change in Indian Society

Answer 13

Indigenous and Exogenous Processes of Socio-Cultural Change in Indian Society,”Sanskritization: The Indian Society” by M.N. Srinivas, “Little Traditions, Great Traditions: Indigenous and Exogenous Processes of Change in India” edited by Milton Singer

Question 14

Tribal Situation in India

Answer 14

Tribal Situation in India,”Tribal Cultures and the Indian Civilization” by Sarat Chandra Roy, “Scheduled Tribes in India: Developmental Perspectives and Empowerment Strategies” edited by K.S. Singh

Question 15

Problems of Tribal Communities

Answer 15

Problems of Tribal Communities,”Tribal India: Problems, Development, and Prospects” by B.K. Roy Burman, “Understanding Tribal Development: Sociological Perspective of Central India” by K.C. Sharma

Question 16

Developmental Projects and their Impact on Tribal Communities

Answer 16

Developmental Projects and their Impact on Tribal Communities,”Displacement and Rehabilitation: Solutions for Tribal Development” edited by Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, “Impact of Development Projects on Tribal Livelihood” by A.K. Danda

Question 17

Problems of Exploitation and Deprivation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes

Answer 17

Problems of Exploitation and Deprivation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes,”Scheduled Castes: An Encyclopedia of Empowerment” edited by Arvind S. Bisht, “Constitutional Safeguards for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes” by K.C. Suri

Question 18

Social Change and Contemporary Tribal Societies

Answer 18

Social Change and Contemporary Tribal Societies,”Social Change and Development Among the Tribals” by R.C. Tripathi, “Tribal Development: Issues and Challenges” by Virginius Xaxa

Question 19

Concept of Ethnicity and Tribal Societies

Answer 19

Concept of Ethnicity and Tribal Societies,”Ethnicity and Identity: Perspectives from North-East India” edited by Lipokmar Dzüvichü, “Tribal Ethnicity and Culture: Rediscovering India’s Tribes” by B.D. Sharma

Question 20

Impact of Religions on Tribal Societies

Answer 20

Impact of Religions on Tribal Societies,”Impact of Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam on Tribal Societies” by T.B. Subba, “Religion and Tribal Society in India” edited by Nandini Sundar

Question 21

Tribe and Nation-State

Answer 21

Tribe and Nation-State,”Tribe and Nation: Tribal Politics in India” by K.S. Singh, “Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan” by Adrienne Lynn Edgar

Question 22

History of Administration of Tribal Areas and Tribal Development

Answer 22

History of Administration of Tribal Areas and Tribal Development,”Tribal Development in India: The Contemporary Debate” edited by Virginius Xaxa, “Administration and Politics in Tribal India” by K.S. Singh

Question 23

Role of Anthropology in Tribal and Rural Development

Answer 23

Role of Anthropology in Tribal and Rural Development,”Anthropology and Development in India: Critical Perspectives” edited by Vivek Kumar, “Anthropology and Rural Development in India” edited by L.P. Vidyarthi

Question 24

Contributions of Anthropology to Understanding Regionalism, Communalism, and Political Movements

Answer 24

Contributions of Anthropology to Understanding Regionalism, Communalism, and Political Movements,”Anthropology and Political Movements: Revolution, Resistance, and Reform” edited by Sara Shneiderman, Mark Goodale, “Communalism and Political Development in India” by Bipan Chandra