Arupjyoti Saikia: 2 books
by Arupjyoti Saikia
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
This book presents a comprehensive account of the transformation of Assam's forests and ecology from early nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. It locates present-day ecological conflicts in the colonial era when contest over forest, land, and resource began to take new shape. Arupjyoti...
A Century of Protests
Peasant Politics in Assam Since 1900
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
Addressing an important gap in the historiography of modern Assam, this book traces the relatively unexplored but profound transformations in the agrarian landscape of late- and post-colonial Assam that were instrumental in the making of modern Assamese peasantry and rural politics. It discusses the...