On History and Historiography of Manipur

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. Philosophy of History. 2. Reason and historical reasoning: an analysis of the historical method. 3. Objectivity in the historiography of Manipur. 4. Scientific method in social science research. 5. Ethno-history. 6. Participatory research. 7. Regional history. 8. Regional historiography of North East India. 9. History as an inter-culture encounter: experience of North East India. 10. State formation in North East India. 11. History writing in Manipur. 12. Re-interpretation of history: ethnic response to Merger. 13. Recurrence of historical forces: insurgency in Manipur Valley. 14. Modernizations as a historical process: modernization of tribal society. 15. Crisis of identity in Manipur. Bibliography. Index.

"History is the study of the past but it has become a mode of intellectual enquiry. What is the philosophy of history? Is there a philosophy of history? This book is an attempt to answer this question. Prof. Gangmumei Kamei raises several metaphysical issues of history. His analysis of the historical method particularly objectivity and interpretation is of great interest. He deals with historiography in Manipur. His interpretation of regional history of Manipur will be of great interest to the scholars and persons who are interested in the history of Manipur."(jacket