The Politics of Belonging in the Himalayas: Local Attachments and Boundary Dynamics

by Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka (Editor), Gérard Toffin

This volume is an exploration of the various forms of bonds and attachments by which individuals in the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal are bound to their groups. To grasp these phenomena adequately, the book proposes a new analytical approach through the concept of belonging. The book is based on several case studies carried out by anthropologists, historians, and geographers who help bring together rich ethnographical data from different regions of the Himalayas. Organized in three parts, it describes the interactions between local forms of belonging and new forms of classification imposed through national integration or modes of politics.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2011