Feasts of merit, election feasts or no feasts? On the politics of wining and dining in Nagaland, Northeast India

One of the small joys the election season offers ordinary villagers in Nagaland is the inevitable feasts hosted by politicians. In the Chakhesang Naga village I shall call Phugwumi,and where I was carrying out research when the 2013 State Legislative Elections ensued, election feasts became twice-da...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jelle J. P. Wouters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2015-04-01
Series:The South Asianist
Online Access:http://www.southasianist.ed.ac.uk/article/view/1258