Cover; 'Criminal' Tribes of Punjab: A Social-Anthropological Inquiry; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Bauria; 2 Bazigar Banjara; 3 Bangala; 4 Barad; 5 Gandhila; 6 Nat; 7 Sansi; Glossary; About the Editor; Contributors; Index
Summary
Focussing on 7 tribes of the Punjab declared as 'criminal' by the British administration in India, this study highlights the problem of how the concepts of 'tribe' and 'criminal' continue to remain ill- and variously-defined, they constituting the most oppressed in an otherwise prosperous state
