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The Naga ethnic movement for a separate homeland : stories from the field
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ISBN: 0190990562 0190990228 Year: 2020 Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press,

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The work explains how the Naga population perceived their meeting point with the institutions of the Indian state in the midst of a conflict zone, especially the army, the paramilitary forces, and documents what it feels like to live in a conflict zone and the constrains that it cultivates in people, especially the young.


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The politics of swidden farming : environment and development in eastern India
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ISBN: 1783087773 1783087765 1783087757 Year: 2018 Publisher: London : Anthem Press

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The Politics of Swidden Farming offers a new explanation for the changes taking place in swidden farming practised in the highlands of eastern India through an ethnographic case study. The book traces the story of agroecological change and state intervention to colonial times, and helps understand contemporary agrarian change by contextualizing farming not just in terms of the science and technology of agriculture or conservation and biodiversity but also in terms of technologies of rule. The Politics of Swidden Farming adds a new dimension to the underdeveloped literature on shifting cultivation in South Asia by focusing on the social ecology of farming and agrarian change in the hills. It provides a comparative viewpoint to state-centred and donor-driven development in the frontier region by bringing in different actors and institutions that become the actants and agents of social change.


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Colonization, Proselytization, and Identity : The Nagas and Westernization in Northeast India
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ISBN: 3319439332 3319439340 Year: 2016 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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This book examines the formation of identity of the Nagas in northeast India in light of the proselytizing efforts by the Americans and the colonization by the British in their search for control over areas inhabited by the Nagas which were perfect for tea plantations. The author explores the westernization of Naga culture, its effect on the Naga Nationalist movement, and how it has led to the formation of modern Naga identity. As a unique indigenous group, the colonization of the Naga people offers fresh insights into our understanding of the processes and effects of colonization in India, as well as its long-term negative effects, particularly with regards to the preservation of traditional beliefs and customs. Tezenlo Thong (PhD in Religious and Theological Studies) is a researcher and writer, interested in Indigenous Peoples’ cultural and religious traditions, colonization, proselytization, and colonial/postcolonial studies. He is the author ofProgress and Its Impact on the Nagas: A Clash of Worldviews.

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