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A naga odyssey : Visier's long way home / Visier Meyasetsu Sanyèu with Richard Broome.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sanyeu, Visier Meyasetsu, author.
- Series:
- Investigating Power Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sanyü, Visier.
- Sanyü, Visier--Childhood and youth.
- Refugees--Australia.
- Refugees.
- Refugees--Australia--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (198 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, 2017.
- Summary:
- Visier Meyasetsu Sanyu, his family and fellow villagers of Khonoma, fled for their lives to the jungles of Nagaland in 1956. He and his family survived privations and starvation for over two years, though many others did not. Visier emerged from the jungle aged eight and into a turbulent world altered by Western influence, civil war, and colonial oppression. He found refuge from war in Australia, where during two decades he faced the loss of home and tradition, and found healing and a second home. This powerful story tracks Visier's fascinating journey from indigenous religion to Christianity, from village school to a professorship, and from small town life to appearances before the United Nations. His kaleidoscopic sixty-year odyssey to find peace, tranquillity, and forgiveness for others, is vividly told.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Image of Visier Meyasetsu Sanyü
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Foreword by Rajmohan Gandhi
- Foreword by Rev. Tim Costello
- Prelude: 1956
- Land, People and the Fight for Independence
- The Village World of Khonoma
- Flight to the Jungle
- Transitions from Traditional Life
- Sainik Military School
- Student Days
- Touring with 'Song of Asia'
- The Academic Life
- Interlude - Meeting Pari
- Fratricide and Resilience
- Escape to Australia
- Working with Refugees
- Naga Connections
- Where is Home?
- Return
- Postscript
- Glossary of Tenyidie Words
- Acknowledgments
- Further Reading
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-925495-83-3
- 1-925495-84-1
- OCLC:
- 1258905177
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