TY - BOOK AU - Pachuau,Joy L.K. TI - Being Mizo: identity and belonging in Northeast India SN - 978-0-19-945115-9 U1 - 305.8958 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford Univ. Press KW - Lushai (Asian people) KW - Social life and customs KW - India KW - Mizoram KW - National characteristics, East Asian KW - Social and Cultural History KW - Ethnicity KW - India, Northeastern KW - Asia KW - History KW - Mizoram (India) KW - Social conditions N1 - Incl. bibliography and index; List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Maps -- Introduction: Mapping The Terrain -- Framing The Margins: The Politics Of Representing India's Northeast -- Inscribing The Past In The Present: History In The Making Of A People -- Mizo Kristian Kan Ni: 'We Are Mizo Christians' -- Death And Locality In The Creation Of Mizo Identity -- Conclusion: Reflections On The Theme -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author N2 - This study is an attempt at understanding the complex issues of identity formation in the relatively unexplored region of Northeast India. The work adopts the methodology of historical anthropology to make sense of a particular ethnic group, namely the Mizo, one of the many such groups in the region. While taking into consideration presentist self-perceptions of who the Mizos are, the study engages with their history as well as social practice to show the contours of identity-shaping and identity-making ER -