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The Peripheral Centre. Voices from India's Northeast.
Preeti Gill
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Description for The Peripheral Centre. Voices from India's Northeast.
paperback. In 2004, one of the region's notorious paramilitary groups famously arrested and killed a young woman named Thangjam Manorama. This title takes its inspiration from the mass demonstrations that arose after her death and the unprecedented protests against the violence that has wracked the area. Editor(s): Gill, Preeti. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Northeast India, connected to the rest of the country by only a narrow strip of land, has long been a site of tension between people native to the region - many of whom have long demanded more political independence - and representatives of the mainland and the Indian state. In 2004, one of the region's notorious paramilitary groups famously arrested and killed a young woman named Thangjam Manorama. This collection takes its inspiration from the mass demonstrations that arose after her death and the unprecedented protests against the violence that has wracked the area. In a diverse series of reflections ... Read more
Northeast India, connected to the rest of the country by only a narrow strip of land, has long been a site of tension between people native to the region - many of whom have long demanded more political independence - and representatives of the mainland and the Indian state. In 2004, one of the region's notorious paramilitary groups famously arrested and killed a young woman named Thangjam Manorama. This collection takes its inspiration from the mass demonstrations that arose after her death and the unprecedented protests against the violence that has wracked the area. In a diverse series of reflections ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9789381017951
SKU
V9789381017951
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Ref
99-1
About Preeti Gill
Preeti Gill has worked extensively on issues related to women and conflict in Northeast India. She is coeditor of Shadow Lives: Writings on Widowhood.
Reviews for The Peripheral Centre. Voices from India's Northeast.
"It's impossible to cover the import of all the essays in the span of one review. But in short, the book is a brave attempt to cover just about everything there is to know about the region from a concerned citizen's point of view." (Susan Abraham, DNA)"