Societies, Social Inequalities and Marginalization : Marginal Regions in the 21st Century

This book provides an overview of marginality or marginalization, as a concept, characterizing a situation of impediments - social, political, economic, physical, and environmental - that impact the abilities of many people and societies to improve their human condition. It examines a wide range of...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Chand, Raghubir (Editor), Nel, Etienne (Editor), Pelc, Stanko (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
SeriesPerspectives on Geographical Marginality,
Subjects
Social sciences.
Geography.
Ethnology.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Human geography.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319509983
ISSN2367-0002
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-50998-3
Physical DescriptionXIX, 311 p. 70 illus., 58 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction (Raghubir Chand)
  • Part I: Poverty, social inequalities, marginalization and globalization
  • Chapter 2. Marginality and marginalization (Stanko Pelc)
  • Chapter 3. Poverty and Global Warming: an Example of the Kyrgyz Republic (Asylbek A. Aidarliev)
  • Chapter 4. Socio-economic wellbeing and mental health profile of rural hill women of Uttarakhand, India (Lata Pande)
  • Chapter 5. The Status of Marginalized Women Tea Garden Workers in the Mountain ecosystem of Darjeeling in a Globalised Village (Moushumi Datta)
  • Chapter 6. Level of Socio-Economic Development in the Mountain Watershed of Uttarakhand State (India) (Savita Chauniyal)
  • The Tales of Origin and Settling Process of Marginal Societies in Bhutan (Aditi Chand)
  • Part II: Indigenous communities, identity, livelihood practices and biodiversity
  • Chapter 8. Consequences of the Ottoman Land Law: Agrarian and Privatization Processes in Palestine, 1858-1918 (Ruth Kark)
  • Chapter 9. Negev Bedouin and Indigenous People: A Comparative Review (Havazelet Yahel)
  • Chapter 10. Changing Identity, livelihood and Biodiversity of Indigenous Communities in The Eastern Himalaya with special reference to Aka Tribe (Gibji Nimasow)
  • Chapter 11. The changing socio-economic profile of the Shokas and Rangs vis-à-vis the loss of agro-diversity, and the exploitation of Yartsa Gunbu (the caterpillar mushroom): A case study of the Askote Conservation Landscape, district Pithoragarh, Kumaun Himalaya (Chandra Singh Negi)
  • Chapter 12. Brokpa Yak Herders of Bhutan: A Study in Pastoral Livelihood Patterns, Transhumance and "drukor" (Raghubir Chand)
  • Chapter 13. Occupational Diversification and Changing Marginality conditions of Brokpas of Bhutan in Twenty First Century (Raghubir Chand)
  • Chapter 14. Socio-Cultural and Nutritional Environment of a Marginal Community of Uttarakhand-A Case Study of Tharu Tribe (B. R. Pant)
  • Part III: Migration, depopulation and environmental fragility
  • Chapter 15. Similarity of the Spatial Patterns of Net Migration and Unemployment in Finland (Olli Lehtonen)
  • Chapter 16. Regional Pattern of Migration Flows in Uttarakhand, India (R.C.S. Taragi)
  • Part IV: Policies and strategies
  • Chapter 17. Tourism In the Swiss Alps: the human factor in local development (Walter Leimgruber)
  • Chapter 18. Garhwal Himalaya - Potential of Cash Crops in Attaining Food Security and Enhancing Livelihoods - Khanda Gad Watershed case study (Vishwambhar Prasad Sati.

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