The Quest For Modern Assam A History
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Author |
: Arupjyoti Saikia |
Publisher |
: Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
Total Pages |
: 607 |
Release |
: 2023-08-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789357082129 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9357082123 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Quest for Modern Assam: A History by : Arupjyoti Saikia
'A model work of historical scholarship'-Ramachandra Guha 'The most well-researched, comprehensive history of contemporary Assam ever written'-Partha Chatterjee The crucial battles of World War II fought in India's north-east-followed soon after by Independence and Partition-had a critical impact on the making of modern Assam. In the three decades following 1947, the state of Assam underwent massive political turmoil, geographical instability, and social and demographic upheaval, among others. Later, the truncated state suffered widespread unrest as various groups believed their cultural identity and political leverage were under threat. New social energies and political forces were unleashed and came to the fore. Definitive, comprehensive and unputdownable, The Quest for Modern Assam explores the interconnected layers of political, environmental, economic and cultural processes that shaped the development of Assam since the 1940s. It offers an authoritative account that sets new standards in the writing of regional political history. Not to be missed by any one keen on Assam, India, Asia or world history in the twentieth century.
Author |
: Avinash Paliwal |
Publisher |
: Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2024-07-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789357089500 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9357089500 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis India's Near East by : Avinash Paliwal
Celebrated as a theatre of geo-economic connectivity typified by the ‘Act East’ policy, India’s near east is key not only to its great-power rivalry with China, which first boiled over in the 1962 war, but to the idea(s) of India itself. It is also one of the most intricately partitioned lands anywhere on Earth. Rent by communal and class violence, the region has birthed extreme forms of religious and ethnic nationalisms and communist movements. The Indian state’s survival instinct and pursuit of regional hegemony have only accentuated such extremes. This book scripts a new history of India’s eastward-looking diplomacy and statecraft. Narrated against the backdrop of separatist resistance within India’s own northeastern states, as well as rivalry with Beijing and Islamabad in Myanmar and Bangladesh, it offers a simple but compelling argument. The aspirations of ‘Act East’ mask an uncomfortable truth: India privileges political stability over economic opportunity in this region. In his chronicle of a state’s struggle to overcome war, displacement and interventionism, Avinash Paliwal lays bare the limits of independent India’s influence in its near east.
Author |
: Mmhonlümo Kikon |
Publisher |
: Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
Total Pages |
: 185 |
Release |
: 2023-11-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789357086400 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9357086404 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis His Majesty's Headhunters by : Mmhonlümo Kikon
Surprisingly little is known about the siege of Kohima, considered a game-changing event that altered the course of world history during the Second World War. His Majesty’s Headhunters adds to our understanding of this battle and shows how it redefined a whole era. Providing a unique perspective of Nagaland and its warriors, this book uncovers the untold story of the siege, regarded as one of the more celebrated battles of D-Day and often referred to as the ‘Stalingrad of the East’ by Western scholars. Historians even believe that this was the last battle of the British Empire and the first battle of the ‘New India’. However, that is just the tale told so far by everyone except the Nagas. The real history of this battle—which involved the Japanese Army, led by Lieutenant General Sato, and the Allied forces—is yet to be recounted. As Lt Gen. Sato is said to have remarked, if it were not for the Naga people, the Allied forces would have been defeated in Kohima, and the Japanese Army would have easily secured the Dimapur railway station and moved victoriously towards Bengal via Assam, thus reversing the outcome of the war. This rare and deeply researched historical account, drawing on records left by the officers and soldiers who fought in Kohima, is a page-turner. It brings to light the valour and spirit of the Naga ‘headhunters’, who made the supreme sacrifice to protect the honour of their people.
Author |
: Arupjyoti Saikia |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 404 |
Release |
: 2015-08-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317325598 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317325591 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Century of Protests by : Arupjyoti Saikia
Addressing an important gap in the historiography of modern Assam, this book traces the relatively unexplored but profound transformations in the agrarian landscape of late- and post-colonial Assam that were instrumental in the making of modern Assamese peasantry and rural politics. It discusses the changing relations between various sections of peasantry, state, landed gentry, and politics of different ideological hues — nationalist, communist and socialist — and shows how a primarily agrarian question concerning peasantry came to occupy the centre stage in the nationalist politics of the state. It will especially interest scholars of history, agrarian and peasant studies, sociology, and contemporary politics, as also those concerned with Northeast India.
Author |
: Edward Gait |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 422 |
Release |
: 1906 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:$B52148 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of Assam by : Edward Gait
Author |
: Harald Fischer-Tiné |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2014-01-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317916819 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317916816 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of Alcohol and Drugs in Modern South Asia by : Harald Fischer-Tiné
At the beginning of the 21st century, alcoholism, transnational drug trafficking and drug addiction constitute major problems in various South Asian countries. The production, circulation and consumption of intoxicating substances created (and responded to) social upheavals in the region and had widespread economic, political and cultural repercussions on an international level. This book looks at the cultural, social, and economic history of intoxicants in South Asia, and analyses the role that alcohol and drugs have played in the region. The book explores the linkages between changing meanings of intoxicating substances, the making of and contestations over colonial and national regimes of regulation, economics, and practices and experiences of consumption. It shows the development of current meanings of intoxicants in South Asia – in terms of politics, cultural norms and identity formation – and the way in which the history of drugs and alcohol is enmeshed in the history of modern empires and nation states — even in a country in which a staunch teetotaller and active anti-drug crusader like Mohandas Gandhi is presented as the ‘father of the nation’. Primarily a historical analysis, the book also includes perspectives from Modern Indology and Cultural Anthropology and situates developments in South Asia in wider imperial and global contexts. It is of interest to scholars working on the social and cultural history of alcohol and drugs, South Asian Studies and Global History.
Author |
: Arupjyoti Saikia |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 568 |
Release |
: 2011-02-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199088812 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199088810 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Forests and Ecological History of Assam, 1826–2000 by : Arupjyoti Saikia
This book presents a comprehensive account of the transformation of Assam's forests and ecology from early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. It locates present-day ecological conflicts in the colonial era when contest over forest, land, and resource began to take new shape. Arupjyoti Saikia delineates how forest resources in Assam were mapped and intergrated with mechant capitalism since the early nineteenth century. He shows how imperial forestry practices led to changes in traditional resource utilization patterns. The book also examines the political economy of conservation practices. It explores the question of law and conservation, role of institutions and organizations, and the changing role of the forests in imperial economy. The book argues how the making of forest policy in the postcolonial period was defind by the complexities of the political matrix. It discusses plantation, silvicultural practices, protection and regeneration of forests, and livlihood practices. The author also analyses public debates surrounding ecology and environmental changes in conservation practices after the 1980 Act.
Author |
: Heramba Kanta Barpujari |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 311 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:247004537 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Comprehensive History of Assam by : Heramba Kanta Barpujari
Author |
: Leslie Shakespear |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 311 |
Release |
: 2012-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108046077 |
ISBN-13 |
: 110804607X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis History of Upper Assam, Upper Burmah and North-Eastern Frontier by : Leslie Shakespear
In this 1914 work, Shakespear describes the history of the remote north-eastern frontier of India and its tribes.
Author |
: Gurucharan Gollerkeri |
Publisher |
: Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 342 |
Release |
: 2024-01-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781527561410 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1527561410 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Making of India, 1947-2022 by : Gurucharan Gollerkeri
India stands as a beacon of hope and resilience in Asia, as a thriving democracy, a secular republic, and a growing economic power. This book captures the contributions of important people, events, and institutions that have shaped India in its 75 years as an independent country. Each entry is a captivating stand-alone story which traces the genesis and importance of the subject's contribution. Sharp insights, analyses, and questions of “what if?” pepper the entries, prompting the reader to think deeper. Together, they represent the kaleidoscope that is modern India, making up a fascinating mosaic of the myriad influences that have made India a liberal democracy and a plural society. This book would be of interest primarily to academics, scholars, and university students, but especially to young people, civil service aspirants, and researchers who would find a compendium of this kind useful in garnering a nuanced understanding of the history of independent India.