ABSTRACT

This book examines the relations between the Limbus, an indigenous tribal people in East Nepal, and the Hindus who have entered their region during the past two hundred years. Describing the divisions which have arisen between the two groups as a result of confrontation over land, the book nonetheless stresses how they are linked by ties of economic and political interdependence and in so doing, explores the link between culture and politics.
First published in 1970.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introductory

chapter 2|13 pages

The setting

chapter 3|31 pages

Land and kin groups

chapter 4|21 pages

Limbus and Brahmans

The cleavage

chapter 5|49 pages

Interdependence

The economic context

chapter 6|55 pages

Interdependence

The political context

chapter 7|16 pages

Land, culture and politics

chapter 8|8 pages

Conclusion