Master's theses in indigenous studies: Nye registreringer

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    • The bola or parma of the Newar in Manamaiju Village. The significance of a farm labor exchange system among indigenous peasants in Nepal. 

      Bhattarai, Sundar (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-06-08)
      This thesis is devoted to a study of the reciprocal labor exchange system bola, and the indigenous knowledge that it supports. The field study took place in a rural area of Nepal where agriculture is the main occupation. I observed the system in action in Manamaiju village where Newari peasant groups, including their farmer groups Jyapu, live and which is situated in Kathmandu District. The Newar ...

    • Contested land rights. Oromo peasants struggle for livelihood in Ethiopia 

      Abate, Abebe Gizachew (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-06-09)
      The questions of land rights, identity and power are related to what constitutes nation-states, the relations between nation state and their constituent peoples and territories. These questions are debatable in artificial African nation states emerged in the wake of European colonialism. The notions of territoriality defined in context of African nation states are more likely sources of frictions ...