Autore |
Sharma Jayeeta
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Durham, : Duke University Press, 2011
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Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (345 p.)
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Disciplina |
954/.16203
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Collana |
Radical perspectives
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Soggetto topico |
British - History - 19th century - Assam - India
Tea trade - History - India - Assam
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East
History & Archaeology
South Asia
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Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
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ISBN |
1-283-25236-8
9786613252364
0-8223-9439-1
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Formato |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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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
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910265239203321 |