: Anthropology of Wildlife Conservation in Northeast India Aiyadurai, Ambika. creator Ambika Aiyadurai text New Delhi : Oxford University Press ,2022 monographic eng

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215p. ; 24cm. 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. /Ambika Aiyadurai. Tigers Ethnographic study Wildlife conservation 573 AIY 9780190129101 : Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. : 4794/23, 1st Floor, Opp.-Eye7, Ansari Road, New Delhi 250121 20250121160321.0