Tribal Communities and Social Change / Pariyaram M. Chacko,

1. Introduction;
2. Tribe, region, and nation in the context of the Indian state;
3. Intersections among tribalism, ethnicity, and gender in the light of African data;
4. Individual rights versus collective rights: The dabate on the aboriginal peoples of canada;
5. Meaning and process of tribal integration in a democratic society;
6. Nature and extent of social change among tribals in India;
7. Education and social change among tribals in India;
8. A sociological analysis of political unification among the scheduled tribes of Rajasthan;
9. Religion of the Bhils: A sociological analysis;
10. The western romance with the toda;
11. Crime: Primitive law and some social Anthropologies;
12. The criminal tribes of India;
13. Phanse-paradhis of kolhapur: A tribe in transition.

This volume brings together significant contributions by distinguished Indian and foreign scholars on the sociology of tribes, particularly those of Indian as also of Africa and Canada. It focuses on the social history of a cross-section of tribes in these three societies,and covers various key issues and questions such as:
Is there and acceptable definiiton of the concept of 'Tribe'?
What is meant by the social integration of tribals;
Examines a variety of issues such as 'Primitive' law, crime, kinship structures, education, religion and women, and shows how they have undergone extensive changes with the impact of colonialism;
Studies a number of diverse tribal groups such as the Bhils, Gonds, Purums, Phanse-Paradhis and Todas in India; the aboriginal Indians, metis and mohawks in Canada; and tribeal cultures in South Africa, Kenya and communities.