ISBN:
9781000506525
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (409 pages)
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DDC:
306.09541
Keywords:
India, Northeastern-Social conditions
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Northeast India: History of the Present and Predicament of the Future -- Part I: Framing the Northeast -- 1. A Tale of Many Brahmaputras: Borderlands, Waterscapes and Geographies in Colonial Northeast India -- 2. Colonial Construction of the 'Lazy Native' and Formation of Assam's Tea Industry -- 3. Analysing the Contours of India's 'New' Regional Diplomacy: The Importance of Northeast -- Part II: Being a Northeasterner -- 4. Dressing My Culture: The Mekhela-Chador, Women's Agency and Patriarchy in Assam -- 5. Dabbling with Kaleidoscopic Narratives: A Pre-requisite for Comprehending the 'Forgotten' History of the Róngkups/ Lepchas -- 6. Mob Justice: An Integral Form of Cultural Construct -- 7. Social Exclusion of Char Inhabitants in Assam: Understanding the Interplay of Culture, Identity and Geography -- Part III: Institutions, Resources and Sustainability -- 8. Marriage Rituals and Customs in Mizo Society -- 9. The Shift of Authority: From Village Authority to Colonial Court -- 10. Reframing Tribal Governance in Tripura: TTAADC to the Village -- 11. The Socio-Cultural Underpinnings of Democracy in the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya: Reframing the Past to Understand the Present -- 12. Conservation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Sustainability in Northeast India -- 13. A Journey from Sohliya to Strawberries: Experiences of Cash Crops, Forest and Food Security in Meghalaya, Northeast India -- Part IV: Cross-Border Interaction and Migration -- 14. India-Bhutan Borderland: Selected Cases of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam Border -- 15. Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing: A Study of Chandel District in Manipur.
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