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Pachuau, Joy, 1969-

Being Mizo : Identity and Belonging in Northeast India / Joy L.K. Pachuau. - First edition. - xii, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Originally presented as the author's thesis--University of Oxford.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-265) and index.

Table of contents

List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements xi
Maps xiii
1. Introduction: Mapping the Terrain 1
2. Framing the Margins: Th e Politics of Representing India's Northeast 32
3. Inscribing the Past in the Present: History in the Making of a People 82
4. Mizo Kristian Kan Ni : 'We Are Mizo Christians' 136
5. Death and Locality in the Creation of Mizo Identity 183
6. Conclusion: Refl ections on the Th eme 226
Appendices 235
Glossary
Bibliography 247
Index 266
About the Author 274

ISBN: 9780199451159 019945115X

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2014362283

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Lushai (Asian people)--Social life and customs.--India--Mizoram
Ethnicity--India, Northeastern.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Mizoram (India)--Ethnic relations.
Mizoram (India)--Social conditions.

LC Class. No.: DS432.L8 / P243 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 305.800954 PAC