{"product_id":"adivasi-life-stories-context-constraints-choices-origins-and-consequences","title":"Adivasi Life Stories: Context Constraints Choices: Origins and Consequences","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"71\" data-end=\"88\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"323\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"122\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"122\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"103\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Frank J. Lechner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"160\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"160\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"139\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"186\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"186\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"176\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"201\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"236\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"236\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"220\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788131600443\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"249\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"280\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"280\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"268\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"323\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"323\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"298\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"328\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"348\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"785\"\u003eThis deeply insightful volume presents an intimate portrayal of the lives of \u003cem data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eAdivasis\u003c\/em\u003e (tribal communities) in Thane district, Maharashtra—home to the second-largest tribal population in the state. Representing nearly 18% of the district's population and about 13% of Maharashtra's total Adivasi population, Thane offers a rich context to understand the complex interplay of socio-historical transformations and grassroots resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"849\"\u003eThe book is structured in two distinct but interrelated parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"1196\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"1196\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"865\"\u003ePart One\u003c\/strong\u003e examines the historical and social forces—particularly development and modernization—that have profoundly altered the economic and social fabric of Adivasi communities. It explores how these external pressures have shaped their collective experience over time, highlighting both their struggles and their strategies of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003ePart Two\u003c\/strong\u003e features six powerful life stories of Adivasi men and women from various generations. Narrated in their own words, these stories offer rare, personalized insight into how broader historical events affect individual lives. 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