This volume explores the rich pre-history, history, and oral history of the northeast region of India––a land-locked region that is home to over 350 ethnolinguistic communities. Despite its uniqueness and diversity, little is known to the outside world. The book studies the vibrant and diverse socio-political and cultural history of this region through a transdisciplinary perspective, covering a wide range of topics such as the pre-history, medieval and colonial histories of Assam, the geopolitics of the creation of independent states from undivided Assam, oral narratives from Manipur, prehistoric cultures of Meghalaya, the Naga National Movement, Sikkim’s Namgyal dynasty, and Tripura’s transition from monarchy to democracy. It also discusses the invaluable contributions made by Professor Mohammad Taher (1931–2015), who laid the foundation of geography in Northeast India.
A compelling exploration of this geo-politically contested space, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of anthropology, archaeology, history, human geography, South Asian studies, and minority studies.
Edited by:
Rituparna Bhattacharyya
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367744311
ISBN 10: 0367744317
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 29 July 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword by Yasmin Saikia 1 Northeast India Through the Ages Rituparna Bhattacharyya 2 Professor Mohammed Taher: A Brief Profile of his Life and Works Abani Kumar Bhagabati 3 Assam from Prehistory to History Sukanya Sharma 4 Revisiting the History of Medieval Assam Sangeeta Gogoi 5 Assam in the Colonial Period Barnali Sarma and Pooza Sharma 6 Reorganisation and Changing Territorial Framework of Assam since India’s Independence Madhushree Das and Chandan Bhuyan 7 Prehistoric Dwellers of the Meghalaya Plateau Queenbala Marak 8 A History of Meghalaya: A Saga of Three Fascinating Tribes Amena N. Passah 9 Incorporation of Oral Tradition in Archaeological Studies in Nagaland: An Overview Aokumla Walling 10 03 August 2015 Framework Agreement, Naga National Movement, and Confused Road Ahead Rituparna Bhattacharyya, Ajay Prasad, and Sanjay Prasad 11 Oral Narratives of Manipur as the Source of Historical Reconstruction Thounaojam Caesar 12 Manipur: The Sociocultural Continuum Vijaylakshmi Brara 13 Mizoram through the Ages Benjamin L. Saitluanga 14 Tripura’s Nuanced History to the Present Mousami Debbarma 15 Sikkim through the Ages Namita Chakma
Rituparna Bhattacharyya is Senior Fellow, Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy), UK, who works as a research consultant and is Editor-in-Chief (joint) of the journal Space and Culture, India.
Reviews for Northeast India Through the Ages: A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Prehistory, History, and Oral History
The book portrays the annals of the Northeast region's prehistory, history, and oral history using a transdisciplinary approach. It is a well-researched book with in-depth analysis, and its easy flow of facts makes the book of reader's interest. The editor deserves all appreciation for bringing the different shades of nuanced histories of the most important constituencies of the Northeast region in fifteen chapters. A vital, necessary, and appealing book that presents an interesting account of a geographically strategic and culturally enriching region in a most simple format. Professor Sanjai Bhatt, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, India; Immediate Past President, National Association of Professional Social Workers in India; Immediate Past President, (South Asia) International Council on Social Welfare; Alliance Ambassador, GSSWA The interdisciplinary approach of this book to the study of Northeast India has done justice to the complex ethnographic, geographic, historical, and sociocultural mosaic of this region. Anyone interested in developing a deep understanding of the region and its people must read this book. Professor Hiranya K Nath, Department of Economics and Intl. Business, Sam Houston State University, USA
