Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Introduction Locating Tai-Ahom in Assam: The Place and People 1 Part One Historical and Comparative Perspectives on Identity: Indian, Assamese and Tai-Ahom 1. Identification in India 37 2. Colonial Origins of Ahom 77 3. The Memory of the Local: The Stories the Buranjis Tell 113 Part Two Tai-Ahom: A Language and Culture of Emotion 4. Rationalizing a History 147 5. Performance and Politics of Tai-Ahom 177 6. There Was No Plot in the People’s Struggle 225 Conclusion The Past and Present: Connecting Memory, History and Identity 251 Epilogue 267 Notes 269 References 301 Index 319
Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Introduction Locating Tai-Ahom in Assam: The Place and People 1 Part One Historical and Comparative Perspectives on Identity: Indian, Assamese and Tai-Ahom 1. Identification in India 37 2. Colonial Origins of Ahom 77 3. The Memory of the Local: The Stories the Buranjis Tell 113 Part Two Tai-Ahom: A Language and Culture of Emotion 4. Rationalizing a History 147 5. Performance and Politics of Tai-Ahom 177 6. There Was No Plot in the People’s Struggle 225 Conclusion The Past and Present: Connecting Memory, History and Identity 251 Epilogue 267 Notes 269 References 301 Index 319
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