Questions of identity in Assam : location, migration, hybridity
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Bibliographic Information
Questions of identity in Assam : location, migration, hybridity
（Sage studies on India's north east）
SAGE, 2012
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-260) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Questions of Identity in Assam: Location, Migration, Hybridity addresses the identity problem in Assam, keenly affected as it is, by the realities of migration and hybridity. The book provides an overview of these issues as they are reflected in the region, and covers the period from the conclusion of the Assam Movement till the present.
The Assam Movement spawned a culture of violence which led to the emergence of insurgent outfits in the state. This resulted in the naturalization of violence as a part of everyday living. From this vantage point, the book offers a reading of identity as determined by the anxiety surrounding the presence of the migrants. In this book, the issue of migration is seen through the perspective of the society that receives the migrants and defines itself through a negative response to the other.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Conditions of Knowledge: Location, Migration and Hybridity
The Assam Movement: Thirty Years On
Memories and Violence: Remembering the Assam Movement
Identity Questions
Framing the Question: Who Are the Assamese?
Conclusion: Shifting the Terrain, Renewing the Narrative
Bibliography
Index
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