Empire's backyard : colonial modernity and Northeast India / Kailash Baral.

Baral, K. C.,
Empire's backyard :
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9781003601043 (electronic bk.)
1003601049 (electronic bk.)
9781040437308 (electronic bk. : PDF)
1040437303 (electronic bk. : PDF)
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9781032950617
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Basım Bildirimi
First edition.
Yayın Bilgisi
Abingdon : Routledge, 2026.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations.
Dizi
Critical humanities across cultures
İçindekiler Notu
AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Empire's Backyard: The Northeast Frontier and Beyond2. Modernity: A Contrapuntal Reading3. Coloniality, Modernity, and India4. The Missionaries and the Civilizing Mission5. Colonial Modernity and Northeast IndiaConclusionReferencesIndex
Özet, vb.
This book transcends traditional historical analysis to explore the intricate tapestry of colonialism, modernity, and identity formation in Northeast India. Moving beyond a simplistic view of the region as the British Empire's 'backyard,' it examines the transformative processes that turned Northeast India beyond Sylhet, the empire's eastern outpost, into a vibrant frontier. While recognizing the importance of exploration and territorial expansion in establishing colonial dominance, the narrative emphasizes the crucial roles of resistance and local agency in shaping the region's history.The volume critically analyzes the influence of the Church as a powerful force within the 'civilizing mission,' alongside military interventions. It dissects the complex relationship between colonialism and modernity, revealing how the rhetoric of progress often concealed motives of resource extraction and cultural disruption. Through a meticulous unraveling of structures, systems, and processes, the work weaves a compelling narrative of Northeast India, not as a passive recipient of colonial ideas, its imposition of alien rules and values but as a region actively shaped by the interplay of power, resistance, and adaptation.This book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and students of history, sociology, colonial and postcolonial studies, cultural studies, and South Asian studies, especially those concerned with Northeast India.
Konu
British __ India, Northeastern __ History.
Postcolonialism __ India, Northeastern.
India, Northeastern __ History.
India, Northeastern __ Colonial influence.
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