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Record Nr.

UNINA9910265239203321

Autore

Sharma Jayeeta

Titolo

Empire's Garden [[electronic resource] ] : Assam and the Making of India

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durham, : Duke University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-25236-8

9786613252364

0-8223-9439-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Radical perspectives

Disciplina

954/.16203

Soggetti

British - History - 19th century - Assam - India

Tea trade - History - India - Assam

Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East

History & Archaeology

South Asia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Illustration Acknowledgments; Note on Orthography and Usage; Maps; Introduction; Part I: Making a Garden; 1. Nature's Jungle, Empire's Garden; 2. Borderlands, Rice Eaters, and Tea Growers; 3. Migrants in the Garden: Expanding the Frontier; Part II: Improving Assam, Making India; 4. Old Lords and ''Improving'' Regimes; 5. Bringing Progress, Restoring Culture; 6. Language and Literature: Framing Identity; 7. Contesting Publics: Raced Communities and Gendered History; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A history of the colonial tea plantation regime in Assam, which brought more than one million migrants to the region in northeast India, irrevocably changing the social landscape.