On the edge of empire : four British plans for North East India, 1941-1947 / edited by David R. Syiemlieh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Syiemlieh, David R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tribes--India--Assam--History--20th century.

Tribes.

India, Northeastern--Politics and government--20th century.

India, Northeastern.

Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Sage Publications, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the closing years of the British rule in India, a secret plan was conceived and discussed at the highest circles for a crown colony comprising the hill areas of North East India and the tribal areas of Burma. The plan could not be implemented largely because it came up for discussion in the closing years of the British rule over India. The plan has been referred to in many publications. What was of concern was that scholars have made reference to the Crown Colony Plan/Protectorate without reading the actual texts. For too long, secondary references have been used in writing about these plans as the original documents were not easily available for research. This book compiles the four British plans into a single volume. There is a connection between the four plans of Reid, Clow, Mills and Adams. All four were members of the Indian Civil Service, all four served in various capacities in the region and all officers left their accounts/notes perhaps not mindful that even if these were not implemented the notes would come up for discussion many years after their departure.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

A note on the future of the present excluded, partially excluded and tribal areas of Assam / Robert Reid

A note on the future of the hill tribes of Assam and the adjoining hills

In a self-governing India / J. P. Mills

The future government of the Assam tribal peoples / Andrew Clow

Some notes on a policy for the hill tribes of Assam / P. F. Adams

Notes on the editor and authors.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5388-135-8

93-5150-400-X

81-321-1965-7

OCLC:

881162079