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008			160113s2016 enk b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781138676077 (hbk
020			_a9781138219601
020			_a1138676071
020			_z9781315560274
082	0	4	_a306.09 SEN
100	1		_aSengupta, Madhumita,
245	1	0	_aBecoming Assamese : _bcolonialism and new subjectivities in Northeast India / _cMadhumita Sengupta.
250			_a1st South Asian ed.
264		1	_aLondon : _bRoutledge, _c2016.
300			_axi, 277 p. : _c22 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index.
505			_aTable of Contents : Acknowledgements- viii Abbreviations - xi Introduction - 1 PART I - 13 1. The political economy of a frontier-15 2. Languages of identity-74 3. The burden of progress-110 PART-II -137 4. New solidarities: print, politics and protest-139 5. Intimate histories of Assamese-183 6. Representing traditions, recasting history218 Conclusion -247 Glossary -255 Bibliography-257 Index--273
650		0	_aAssamese (South Asian people) _zIndia, Northeastern _xEthnic identity.
651		0	_aAssam (India) _xHistory _y19th century.
942			_2ddc _cBK
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