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020			_a978-0-19-945115-9 _a0-19-945115-X _c₹ 995.00
040			_aMahanirbar Calcutta Research Group Library _beng
041			_aeng
082			_223 _a305.8958 _bPAC
100	1		_aPachuau, Joy L. K.
245	1		_aBeing Mizo _bidentity and belonging in Northeast India _cJoy L. K. Pachuau
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford Univ. Press _c2014
300			_axv, 273 p. : _bill. , maps ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncl. bibliography and index.
505	0		_aList 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
520			_aThis 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
650		4	_aLushai (Asian people) _xSocial life and customs _zIndia _zMizoram
650		4	_aNational characteristics, East Asian
650		4	_aSocial and Cultural History
650		4	_aEthnicity _zIndia, Northeastern.
651		4	_aAsia _xHistory
651		4	_aIndia _xHistory
651		4	_aMizoram (India) _xSocial conditions
856	4		_yhttps://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199451159.001.0001
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