Tigers Are Our Brothers: Anthropology Of Wildlife Conservation In Northeast India

The Idu Mishmi people of Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, believe that tigers are their elder brothers. Killing tigers is, for the Idu Mishmi, a taboo. While their beliefs support wildlife conservation, they also offer a critique of the dominant mode of nature protection. Tigers Are Our Brothers places the Idu Mishmi experience at the centre of a global network of cultural, economic, and political tensions to contribute to our understanding of human-non-human relations. This first-ever ethnographic study of the Idu Mishmi is well-placed to consider questions of nature and culture, set against the real-world consequences of policy decisions. It argues for an inclusive, culturally informed, and people-centric approach to wildlife conservation.

• | Author: Ambika Aiyadurai|Assistant Professor Humanities And Social Sciences Ambika Aiyadurai
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 24, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0190129107
• | ISBN-13: 9780190129101