History and History Writing in North East india 2nd Revised edn

by Manorama Sharma

ISBN: 9789354613371
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Imprint : Regency Publications
Year : 2022
Price : Rs. 3695.00
Biblio : ix+104p

About The Book

A contribution to the current debate on the status of historiography of North East India, this book presents a detailed discussion and also a critique of the mainstream history writing in the region. By critically discussing the major contemporary approaches and scrutinising the most famous historians of North East India, it makes a significant contribution to the study history. The book is an essential reading for teachers, students and researchers of History in India. The first edition of the book has already become a text in some Universities of the North East and therefore a second edition became necessary. This edition has been revised with the inclusion of an additional chapter critiquing the contemporary historical writings from the perspective of socio-economic developments. In view of the international interest in the happenings of the contemporary North East India this book should be of interest to the general reader also.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition iii Preface to the First Edition v I. Theories of History: A North East Indian Perspective 1 II. Official Records and their Bias: The Problems of Writing History 25 III. The Religious Bias in the History of North East India 34 IV. The Feminist Approaches to the Study of History 46 V. Colonial Perspectives in History Writing in North East India 57 VI. Trends of History Writing in North East India: An Assessment of Works on Pre-Ahom - 18th Century 67 Index 99