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Category : Assam (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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The Assam Directory and Tea Areas Handbook
Author: Assam Directory and Tea Areas Handbook
Author: Coolies, Capital and Colonialism
Author: Rana P. BehalPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521699747
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Endogamy, the custom forbidding marriage outside one's social class, is central to social history. This study considers the factors determining who married whom, whether partner selection changed over the past three hundred years and regional differences between Europe and South America.
The Quest for Modern Assam: A History
Author: Arupjyoti SaikiaPublisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9357082123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 607
Book Description
'A model work of historical scholarship'-Ramachandra Guha 'The most well-researched, comprehensive history of contemporary Assam ever written'-Partha Chatterjee The crucial battles of World War II fought in India's north-east-followed soon after by Independence and Partition-had a critical impact on the making of modern Assam. In the three decades following 1947, the state of Assam underwent massive political turmoil, geographical instability, and social and demographic upheaval, among others. Later, the truncated state suffered widespread unrest as various groups believed their cultural identity and political leverage were under threat. New social energies and political forces were unleashed and came to the fore. Definitive, comprehensive and unputdownable, The Quest for Modern Assam explores the interconnected layers of political, environmental, economic and cultural processes that shaped the development of Assam since the 1940s. It offers an authoritative account that sets new standards in the writing of regional political history. Not to be missed by any one keen on Assam, India, Asia or world history in the twentieth century.
Saben's Commercial Directory and Handbook of Uganda
Author: Directory of Technical and Scientific Directories
Author: A. P. HarveyPublisher: Oryx Press
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin
Author: Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service
Author: Public Affairs Information ServicePublisher:
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
The Directory of Directories
Author: Serials Currently Received by the National Agricultural Library, a Keyword Index
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1338
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