Transformations on the Bengal Frontier: Jalpaiguri 1765-1948

ISBN-13: 9780700714087 / Twarda / 2002 / 266 str.

Subhajyoti Ray

Opis

This book analyses the socio-economic changes brought about by colonial rule in a frontier area of Bengal, Jalpaiguri.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Continuity and Change in Frontier North Bengal c.1765–1865; Chapter 2 A Tribal Society in Transition? c.1700–1890; Chapter 3 Foundation of the Colonial Structure, c. 1865–1895; Chapter 4 Sustaining the Colonial Structure: Nature of Authority and Control, 1890–1947; Chapter 5 Formation and Expression of New Identities; Chapter 6 The Temporal Dynamics of the Colonial Structure, 1905–1947; Chapter 7 Opposing Colonial Rule: ‘Nationalism’ and Popular Movements, 1905–1948;

O autorze

Subhajyoti Ray