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Weiner, Myron.

Sons of the soil : migration and ethnic conflict in India / Myron Weiner. - xviii, 383 pages : illustrations, Maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographies and index.

Machine generated contents note: One.Introduction
Two.Migration and the Growth of Ethnic Diversity
Introduction: Why Study the Exceptions?
The Ethnic Context of Migration
Types and Magnitudes of Migration
Ethnicity: Barrier or Incentive to Migration?
The Impact of Migration on Linguistic Diversity
Recent Trends in Interstate Migration
Appendix: India's Migrating Peoples, a Statistical Note
Three.When Migrants Succeed and Natives Fail: Assam and its Migrants
The Problem
The State of Assam
The Political Geography of Migrant Settlements
The Assamese Response to Migration: Collective and Political
Conclusion: Migrants as Determinants of Conflict and Change
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ISBN: 9780691613918 (paperback) Rs3175.00

LCCN: 78051202

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Migration, Internal--India.
Social mobility--India.
Ethnology--India.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Population.

Dewey Class. No.: 301.3260954 WEI / 012863