ABC Of Naga Culture and Civilization : A Resource Book

Contents: 1. Art, artifacts and aesthetics. 2. Borders and boundaries. 3. Colonialism, community and cultural property rights. 4. Development, democracy and diversity. 5. Education and ecology. 6. Fun and festivals. 7. Globalization. 8. Head hunting history and historiography. 9. Identity and identity politics. 10. Jadonang. 11. Kuknalim. 12. Languages, language equality and linguistic human rights. 13. Monuments, monoliths and Makhel. 14. Naga nationalism. 15. Oral history and oral traditions. 16. Power of photographs. 17. Quota, questions and quest. 18. Religion, revival and resistance. 19. State, sovereignty and self determination. 20. Tribes, tours and tourism. 21. Urban lifestyles and urbanization. 22. Violence, values and visions. 23. Women, westernization and way of life. 24. Xmas. 25. Youth. 26. Zeliangrong Movement. Reading this book. Background picture descriptions. Credits and acknowledgements. UNESCO convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, 2005.

This resource book deals with the impact of globalization on Naga culture and society. The material and cultural traditions of the Nagas are better documented than any other tribal society in the world. And now this rich and vibrant culture is threatened with extinction by forces of globalization. Although the book takes examples from Naga culture it provokes the reader into thinking about the way consumerism has changed the way we all eat, we speak, and even think about ourselves and others.

Although the book takes examples from Naga culture, it provokes the reader into thinking about the way consumerism has changed the way we all eat, we speak, and even think about ourselves and others.

The book makes theory accessible to schoolchildren. It examines the inter-relationship between consumerism and cultural politics; intellectual property rights and the preservation of cultural heritage; the relationship between the Market and the State; the problem of consumerism and the rise of religious fundamentalism.

Every chapter is brimming with ideas and insights into possibilities of resistance to globalization at the local level. It shows how UNESCO’s human rights standards can be used as a tool for resisting the incursions of the Market into a society threatened with cultural annihilation.

Thus it is a resource book for both academics and activists.