Search for dissertations about: "Socialantropologi"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 207 swedish dissertations containing the word Socialantropologi.
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16. The un/selfish leader : Changing notions in a Tamil Nadu village
Abstract : 'The un/selfish' leader explores notions of selfishness, as they were perceived by people in the village of Ekkaraiyur, Tamil Nadu, India, at a time they associated with thorough changes in their lives.Discussing locally held notions about agrarian change, seen as causing the erosion of earlier village loyalties and leading to the emergence of a new type of leaders, the study focus on the censure of the alleged corruption of these leaders. READ MORE
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17. Swedish kinship: An exploration into cultural processes of belonging and continuity
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18. The patron and the panca : village values and pancayat democracy in Nepal
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19. The spell of the ancestors and the power of Mekkah: A Sasak community on Lombok
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20. Possessed Earth : Ownership and Power in the Salween Peace Park of Southeast Myanmar
Abstract : In the wake of seven decades of protracted revolution and armed conflict in Southeast Myanmar, an ensemble of indigenous peoples and transnational activists have begun formulating a radical alternative vision of how peace and conservation might be achieved in practice. Through translating and rescaling indigenous modes of possessing the earth, this ensemble is working to transform 5,000 km2 of highly contested terrain in the highlands along the Salween River into a conservation zone they call the Salween Peace Park. READ MORE