The Problem of Change
The Problem of Change

Author: B. P. Singh

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13:

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Before the introduction of modern political and administrative institutions after 1947, Northeast India led a comparatively cloistered existence. The steps taken toward "development" during the last forty years have radically altered the economic, social, and political organization of the region and made it one of the most disturbed and politically volatile in all of India. This book analyzes the problems and prospects for change in the Northeast in light of its complex history.

Survey of Research in Political Science on North East India, 1970-1990
Survey of Research in Political Science on North East India, 1970-1990

Author: L. S. Gassah

Publisher: Daya Books

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9788186030912

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Seeks To Review The Literature In Political Science 1970-1990 With A North-East Perspective. Brings Into Focus Some Well-Known Works But Also The Lesser Known Pieces Of Literature. Covers Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Also Looks At Journals. Bibliography.

On the Edge of Empire
On the Edge of Empire

Author: David R. Syiemlieh

Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited

Published: 2014-02-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788132113478

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In the closing years of the British rule in India, a secret plan was conceived and discussed at the highest circles for a crown colony comprising the hill areas of North East India and the tribal areas of Burma. The plan could not be implemented largely because it came up for discussion in the closing years of the British rule over India. The plan has been referred to in many publications. What was of concern was that scholars have made reference to the Crown Colony Plan/Protectorate without reading the actual texts. For too long, secondary references have been used in writing about these plans as the original documents were not easily available for research. This book compiles the four British plans into a single volume. There is a connection between the four plans of Reid, Clow, Mills and Adams. All four were members of the Indian Civil Service, all four served in various capacities in the region and all officers left their accounts/notes perhaps not mindful that even if these were not implemented the notes would come up for discussion many years after their departure.

Martial Traditions of North East India
Martial Traditions of North East India

Author: Sristidhar Dutta

Publisher: Concept Publishing Company

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9788180693359

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Contributed seminar papers presented at the conference organized by Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, and Dept. of History, Arunachal University.

Tribal Studies in India
Tribal Studies in India

Author: Maguni Charan Behera

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-11-09

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9813290269

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This book provides comprehensive information on enlargement of methodological and empirical choices in a multidisciplinary perspective by breaking down the monopoly of possessing tribal studies in the confinement of conventional disciplinary boundaries. Focusing on anyone of the core themes of history, archaeology or anthropology, the chapters are suggestive of grand theories of tribal interaction over time and space within a frame of composite understanding of human civilization. With distinct cross-disciplinary analytical frames, the chapters maximize reader insights into the emerging trend of perspective shifts in tribal studies, thus mapping multi-dimensional growth of knowledge in the field and providing a road-map of empirical and theoretical understanding of tribal issues in contemporary academics. This book will be useful for researchers and scholars of anthropology, ethnohistory ethnoarchaeology and of allied subjects like sociology, social work, geography who are interested in tribal studies. Finally, the book can also prove useful to policy makers to better understand the historical context of tribal societies for whom new policies are being created and implemented.

Aspects of Science and Technology in Ancient India
Aspects of Science and Technology in Ancient India

Author: Arun Kumar Jha

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-03-14

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1000843742

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This book critically examines different aspects of scientific and technological development in Ancient India. It studies the special contribution of the history of science in our scientific understanding and its relationship with the philosophy and sociology of science. The volume: Discusses diverse and wide-ranging themes including Tibetan Buddhist tradition of neuro-biology; Sheds light on the unique developments within iron technology and urbanization in ancient Odisha; Studies the trajectory of proto-historic astronomy in India and the science of monsoon in early India; Evaluates the legacy of Aryabhata based on his major works related to astronomy and mathematics through a multidimensional perspective; Analyses the traditional knowledge of medicine in early India, the golden age of surgery with reference to the ancient Greek and Arabic systems of medicine, and the Buddhist influence on the science of medicine in Tibet. This book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of ancient history, Indian history, history of science, history of technology, science and technology studies, and South Asian studies.

Welsh missionaries and British imperialism
Welsh missionaries and British imperialism

Author: Andrew May

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2017-02-01

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1526118750

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In 1841, the Welsh sent their first missionary, Thomas Jones, to evangelise the tribal peoples of the Khasi Hills of north-east India. This book follows Jones from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, the wettest place on earth and now one of the most Christianised parts of India. As colonised colonisers, the Welsh were to have a profound impact on the culture and beliefs of the Khasis. The book also foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of imperial control. Its themes are universal: crises of authority, the loneliness of geographical isolation, sexual scandal, greed and exploitation, personal and institutional dogma, individual and group morality. Written by a direct descendant of Thomas Jones, it makes a significant contribution in orienting the scholarship of imperialism to a much-neglected corner of India, and will appeal to students of the British imperial experience more broadly.