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020 _a9780199460892
082 _a266.009541 NAG-S
100 _aNag, Sajal.
245 _aUprising :
_bcolonial state, christian missionaries, and anti-slavery movement in north-east India (1908-1954) by
_cSajal Nag
260 _aIndia
_bOxford University Press
_c2016
300 _a403 p.
365 _aINR
_b995.00
500 _a This text focuses on the confrontation between the colonialists and evangelists over the issue of slavery in the north-eastern part of the British empire in India. Written in the form of a narrative, integrating historical analysis, this work brings out the immense historical significance of this conflict as it exemplified not only the contradictions between the colonial state and the missionary institutions but also the impact of modernization on the colonized population.
650 _aMissions
650 _aSlavery
650 _aIndia
650 _aIndia, Northeastern
650 _aAntislavery movements
650 _aEvangelistic work
650 _aMissions -- India -- History -- 20th century.
650 _aSlavery -- India -- History -- 20th century.
999 _c25107
_d25107