Society and Economy in North East india Vol 2

by Fozail Ahmad Qadri

ISBN: 9789354612329
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Imprint : Regency Publications
Year : 2023
Price : Rs. 12595.00
Biblio : 358 pages

Author Profile

Fozail Ahmad Qadri (ed.) Thirteenth to Eighteenth centuries constitute a very crucial phase of the history of North East India. Many significant developments took place during this period and, hence deserve the attention of historians to a great degree. Unfortunately, several consequential areas have remained unattended. Most of the studies done so far center around and focus on political and cultural developments. The Department of History, North-Eastern Hill University has always considered the socio-economic context in which various institutions emerged and developed as a desideratum of it's thrust area for research activities. In this volume, scholars of the region as well as outside it have tried to focus their attention on society and economy for an integrated view of the socio-economic, cultural and political history of the region. Each theme covered by the essays can be developed in full length studies in course of time by the contributors themselves or other scholars, for which the sources and the methods of enquiry and analysis have been indicated by the respective scholars.

About The Book

This is the third volume in the three volume series on Society and Economy in North- East India. The first volume covered the pre- colonial period up to the 13 Century and the second volume brought the studies to the 18th century. This third volume focuses on the social and economic developments in North- East India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributions to this volume have covered a wide range of subjects in the context of society and economy in the region. The volume has thus tried to put together hitherto scattered studies on aspects like trade and markets, migrations, the imperatives of colonial policies and the social impact of the various economic processes in North-East India. The academic value of this study has to be seen in the light of the fact that there are numerous tribes and communities in India's North East who are at various stages of social and economic development and studies on many of them are still wanting or have remained obscure. Until and unless well researched historical studies on such tribes and communities are carried out the comprehension of the problems and prospects of India's North East will remain flawed. This volume has thus tried to set this process going by inviting attention to the myriad of issues which need continuous and deeply researched interest. The book should therefore be useful and of interest to students, the academia and also policy makers.