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The present essay is primarily a critical engagement with colonial ideology and tribal world view as reflected in the mode of tribe–British relations. It examines general nature and character of colonialism in brief; situates tribes in pre-colonial socio-political matrix of interactions among the communities in India; and conceptualises an analytical frame to make a critical review of papers included in the volume. The critical review places the mind of the coloniser and the colonised at the centre. The papers, however, are premised over distinct thematic perspectives while engaging with tribe–British relations, particularly on the topics of the process of colonisation and tribal resistance. The essay, on the other hand, is an attempt at exploring the psychology of both the coloniser and the colonised underlying their interactions as presented in respective papers. Moreover, the essay further engages with a multidisciplinary approach to tribal historiography during colonial period and thus adds to the growing scope of tribal studies. |
