History of Upper Assam, Upper Burmah and Northeastern Frontier
Author : Leslie Waterfield Shakespear
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Assam (India)
ISBN :
Britain's Empire
Author : Richard Gott
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 19,22 MB
Release : 2022-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1839764228
Book Description
A magisterial history of resistance to the rising of the British empire As the call for a new understanding of our national history grows louder, Britain’s Empire turns the received imperial story on its head. Richard Gott recounts the long-overlooked narrative of resisters, revolutionaries and revolters who stood up to the might of the Empire. In a story of almost continuous colonialist violence, Britain’s crimes unspool from the beginning of the eighteenth century to the Indian Mutiny, spanning the globe from Ireland to Australia. Capturing events from the perspective of the colonised, Gott unearths the all-but-forgotten stories excluded from mainstream histories.
The Statesman's Year-book
Author : Frederick Martin
Publisher :
Page : 1628 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 1925
Category : Economic geography
ISBN :
Book Description
The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe
Author : Fay-Cooper Cole
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,37 MB
Release : 2023-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Fay-Cooper Cole's 'The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe' provides a comprehensive study of the Tinguian people, offering insights into their social structure, religious beliefs, and economic practices. Cole's meticulous research delves into the complexities of Tinguian society, shedding light on their customs, traditions, and interactions within the tribe. The book is written in a scholarly and detailed manner, making it an essential resource for those interested in Philippine anthropology and indigenous cultures of the region. Cole's writing style is engaging and informative, presenting a captivating narrative that immerses readers in the daily lives of the Tinguian people. Situating the Tinguian tribe within the broader context of Philippine ethnography, Cole's work highlights the unique aspects of their culture while also drawing parallels to other indigenous groups in the region. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Tinguian tribe and their place in Philippine society.
The Statesman's Year Book
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1654 pages
File Size : 19,90 MB
Release : 1915
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
The Folk-tales of Burma
Author : Gerry Abbott
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 28,6 MB
Release : 2018-12-24
Category : History
ISBN : 900439205X
Book Description
This handbook is the first in-depth overview of the fascinating world of Burmese folk-tales. Part one provides a wide-ranging and multi-disciplinary survey of folk-tale studies, together with a broad functional classification of Burma’s tales. Part two presents, mostly for the first time in a European language, the categorized actual tales themselves. With commentaries on plots and cross-cultural motifs - past and present. With index, substantial bibliography, and suggestions for further research.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author : J. Scott-Keltie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1550 pages
File Size : 44,47 MB
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230270530
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
The Assamese
Author : Audrey Cantlie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 14,82 MB
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1000770516
Book Description
First published in 1984, The Assamese is an anthropological exploration of Assam. The many tribes living in the hill tracts of Assam early engaged the attention of anthropologists but no significant studies have been made of the people living in the Assam valley who call themselves Assamese, the distinctive features of whose culture are inseparably connected with their religious institutions. The purpose of this book is to give an account of the way of life which the Assamese people are seeking to preserve, and its chief claim to attention is that it is the very first field-study of the village foundations of social life in Assam, containing a plenitude of detailed information on local aggregates, caste divisions, modes of livelihood, devotional practices, marriage patterns, and much else. This book will be of interest to students of anthropology, ethnic studies, history and cultural studies.
Languages of Mainland Southeast Asia
Author : N.J. Enfield
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 10,22 MB
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1501501704
Book Description
The studies in this book represent the rich, diverse and substantial research being conducted today in the linguistics of Mainland Southeast Asia. The chapters cover a broad scope. Several studies address questions of language relatedness, often challenging conventional assumptions about the status of language contact as an explanatory factor in accounting for linguistic similarities. Several address the question of Mainland Southeast Asia as a linguistic area, exploring new ways to imagine and define the boundaries, and indeed the boundedness, of a Mainland Southeast Asia area. Two contributions rethink the received notion of the 'sesquisyllable' with new empirical and theoretical angles. And a set of chapters explores topics in the morphology and syntax of the region's languages, sometimes challenging orthodox assumptions and claims about what a typical language of Mainland Southeast Asia is like. Written by leading researchers in the field, and with a substantial overview of current knowledge and new directions by the volume editors N. J. Enfield and Bernard Comrie, this book will serve as an authoritative source on where the linguistics of Mainland Southeast Asia is at, and where it is heading.
Evangelising the Nation
Author : John Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 28,10 MB
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1317413989
Book Description
Northeast India has witnessed several nationality movements during the 20th century. The oldest and one of the most formidable has been that of the Nagas — inhabiting the hill tracts between the Brahmaputra river in India and the Chindwin river in Burma (now Myanmar). Rallying behind the slogan, ‘Nagaland for Christ’, this movement has been the site of an ambiguous relation between a particular understanding of Christianity and nation-making. This book, based on meticulous archival research, traces the making of this relation and offers fresh perspectives on the workings of religion in the formation of political and cultural identities among the Nagas. It tracks the transmutations of Protestantism from the United States to the hill tracts of Northeast India, and its impact on the form and content of the nation that was imagined and longed for by the Nagas. The volume also examines the role of missionaries, local church leaders, and colonial and post-colonial states in facilitating this process. Lucidly written and rigorous in its analyses, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of South Asian history, religion, political science, sociology and social anthropology, and particularly those concerned with Northeast India.
