Through Fifty Yearsa History of the Surma Valey Light Horse 1837-1930

Through Fifty Yearsa History of the Surma Valey Light Horse 1837-1930
Author: M. C. Rev W. H. S. Wood
Publisher:
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2014-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781781519981

Covering the post-Mutiny foundation of the unit in 1857 down to the Great War and the 1920s, this history is written in an easy, flowing style with many individual names included in the text and the picture captions. The unit served on the north-east frontier (Manipur) in 1891; and in the Boer War when it formed 'B' company of the famous Lumsden's Horse.

Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland

Kingship and Polity on the Himalayan Borderland
Author: Arik Moran
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2019-05-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9048536758

This book explores the modern transformation of state and society in the Indian Himalaya. Centred on three Rajput-led kingdoms during the transition to British rule (c. 1790-1840) and their interconnected histories, it demonstrates how border making practices engendered a modern reading of 'tradition' that informs communal identities to date. By revising the history of these mountain kings on the basis of extensive archival, textual, and ethnographic research, it offers an alternative to popular and scholarly discourses that grew with the rise of colonial knowledge. This revision ultimately points to the important contribution of borderland spaces to the fabrication of group identities.

Planter Raj to Swaraj

Planter Raj to Swaraj
Author: Amalendu Guha
Publisher:
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2021-02-25
Genre: Assam (India)
ISBN: 9789382381341

This is a re-issue of Amalendu Guha's influential work on Assam and the Northeast, 30 years after its original publication, with a new introduction by the author. Guha's analysis extends from Assam in 1826, the year of the British annexation, to the post-independence conditions in 1950. The peculiar features of the region's plantation economy; the imperialism of opium cultivation; the problems of a stready influx of immigrants and the backlash of a local linguistic chauvinism; peasants' and workers' struggles; the evolution of the ryot sabhas, the Congress, trade unions and later of the Communist Party - such are the themes that have received attention in this book, alongside an analysis of legislative and administrative processes.The narrative is structured chronologically within an integrated Marxist framework of historical perspective, and is based on a wide range of primary sources.

Ethiopia Through Russian Eyes

Ethiopia Through Russian Eyes
Author: Aleksandr Ksaverʹevich Bulatovich
Publisher: Red Sea Press(NJ)
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN:

Translated into English by Richard Seltzer, this is a compilation of two books originally published in Russian. The first, From Entotto to the River Baro, was first published in 1897 and consists of two short journals of expeditions in Ethiopia from 1896-1897, plus a series of essays which cover history, culture, beliefs, languages, government, the military and commerce. The second, With the Armies of Menelik II, is a journal of Bulatovich's second trip to Ethiopia from 1887 to 1898, during which time he served as an advisor to the army of Ras Wolde Giyorgis.'

The History of Forgetting

The History of Forgetting
Author: Lawrence Raab
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2009
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780143115823

A latest volume by the National Poetry Series-winning and National Book Award-finalist author of What We Don't Know About Each Other explores mysteries that are inherent in everyday deceptions, inexplicable violence, unexpected compassion, and more. Original.

Understanding Football Hooliganism

Understanding Football Hooliganism
Author: Ramón Spaaij
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9056294458

Football hooliganism periodically generates widespread political and public anxiety. In spite of the efforts made and resources invested over the past decades, football hooliganism is still perceived by politicians, policymakers and media as a disturbing social problem. This highly readable book provides the first systematic and empirically grounded comparison of football hooliganism in different national and local contexts. Focused around the six Western European football clubs on which the author did his research, the book shows how different clubs experience and understand football hooliganism in different ways. The development and effects of anti-hooligan policies are also assessed. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of context, social interaction and collective identity for understanding football hooliganism. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in football culture, hooliganism and collective violence.

Rescue the Dead

Rescue the Dead
Author: David Ignatow
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1968-03
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780819510372

Poetic explorations of a celebrated poet’s inner world.