Table of Contents

List of Tables. Foreword. Preface and Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Glossary 1. State and Adivasi: Reappraising Development, Resistance and State Formation 2. Ethnographic Profile of the Region 3. State in Development: A Critical Examination 4. State Formation Process and Change: An Exploration through the Five Theses of Political Ecology 5. State Stimulated Extractivism, Accumulation and Resistance 6. The State in the Making: An understanding of development and the Shadow Democratic Practices in areas of Resource Conflict 7. Conclusion. References. Index.

About the Author

Dhiraj Kumar is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Mahila Maha Vidhyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, India.