Through the India-China Border : Kalimpong in the Himalayas / Prem Poddar and Lisa Lindkvist Zhang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poddar, Prem, author.

Zhang, Lisa Lindkvist, author.

Series:

Metamorphoses of the political: multidisciplinary approaches

Metamorphoses of the Political

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--Foreign relations--China.

India.

China--Foreign relations--India.

China.

Tibetans--India--Kālimpong.

Tibetans.

Borderlands--India--History.

Borderlands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 284 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Through the India-China Border draws together original research on imperial history, postwar politics and culture by utilising rarely used archival material-British, Chinese and Indian-and sheds new light on our understandings of the 'Tibet question' in India-China relations. In its foregrounding of espionage, intrigues and the interplay of political machinations in the small border town of Kalimpong in the 1920s up until 1962, this book challenges the way remote regions, or peripheries, are typically seen from the 'centres' of nations. The innovative use of postcolonial and transcultural theories demonstrates how this transdisciplinary framework enriches our reading and writing of decolonial history. In its interdisciplinary approach, the book provides insights into the historical making of India-China relations. It reveals the motivations of actors who are not necessarily always tied to statecraft"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Kalimpong as interface : (post)colonial and transcultural

Kalimpong as metonym : India-China correlation

Chinese (and Tibetan) certification in Himalayan India : foreigner registration files from the 1940s to the 1960s

Espionage, intrigues and politics : Kalimpong Chung Hwa School as playhouse

Shangri-La (Gyalthang) to Kalimpong : the road of trade, transculture and conflict

Not the last word : an in conclusion

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Nov 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009499309

1009499300

9781009499347

1009499343

OCLC:

1455841338