Ethnicity and Social Change : An Anthology of Essays

Contents: Preface. I. Ethnicity and social change: 1. Ethnic genesis of Manipur. 2. Social change in Manipur. 3. Ethnicity and state formation in North East India. 4. Evolution of the Meitei State: the process of state formation in early Manipur. 5. Modernization. 6. Emergence of the ethnic Naga Nationality. II. Federalism and colonialism: 7. Federalism in India. 8. Regionalism in North East India. 9. Colonialism and colonial policy. 10. Pluralism, democracy and ethnic relations in Manipur--a critique. 11. Political status of Manipur on the eve of Anglo-Manipur-1891. 12. Tribal administration in Manipur. III. Human rights and development: 13. The rights of indigenous peoples. 14. Human rights in India. 15. Education in North East India: problems of democratization. 16. Tribes of the North East India: a historical perspective. 17. Historical ecology and technological development in Manipur. 18. The tribal land system: the case of the Rongmei. Appendix. Index.

"Ethnicity and social change is an anthology of essays written by Professor Gangmumei Kamei, a profound scholar and historian.

The book divided into three parts deals with three groups is issues: ethnicity and social change, federalism and colonialism, and the human rights and development.

The eighteen essays deal with different aspects of history, social change, polity, human rights and ecology. It includes both history and contemporary issues of the country especially the Northeast India and Manipur.

Issues like state formation, process of modernization, regionalism, pluralism and the rights of the indigenous people and tribal administration are focused in this anthology.

It was highly commended by scholars and reading public." (jacket)