LEADER 02548 am 22006253u 450 001 9910265239203321 005 20210108153547.0 010 $a1-283-25236-8 010 $a9786613252364 010 $a0-8223-9439-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000063063 035 $a(EBL)1173000 035 $a(OCoLC)753324139 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000536202 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11341994 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536202 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10546701 035 $a(PQKB)11472380 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1173000 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000063063 100 $a20131216d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEmpire's Garden$b[electronic resource] $eAssam and the Making of India 210 $aDurham $cDuke University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (345 p.) 225 1 $aRadical perspectives 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8223-5032-7 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aA history of the colonial tea plantation regime in Assam, which brought more than one million migrants to the region in northeast India, irrevocably changing the social landscape. 410 0$aRadical perspectives 606 $aBritish$xHistory$y19th century$zAssam$zIndia 606 $aTea trade$xHistory$zIndia$zAssam 606 $aRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East$2HILCC 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 606 $aSouth Asia$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBritish$xHistory 615 0$aTea trade$xHistory 615 7$aRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 615 7$aSouth Asia 676 $a954/.16203 700 $aSharma$b Jayeeta$0929888 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910265239203321 996 $aEmpire's Garden$92091057 997 $aUNINA