edited j b bhattacharjee (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. The origins and development of the early states and politics technically termed by some scholars in social sciences as 'state formations' in pre-colonial Northeast India is considered a fascinating area for studies and research not only for the multiplicity of the autonomous socio-political entities and the ethnic and cultural diversity of the region but also for the existence of various typologies of polities. Besides the pristine indigenously emerging from ethnic social base and secondary established by conquest states that had developed into monarchies of kingdoms there were a large number of other formations which were at various levels and development and some among which could have developed into early stated had the process and not been arrested by the colonial interventions in the nineteenth century. Early state in North East India emerges form the papers presented in a national seminar organized by the Department of History North East Hill University Shillong for an inter disciplinary study of the subject.

figs, tables (illustrator). Contents Preface 1 Sustainable water management in Northeast India with special reference to Barak Valley some emerging issues and concernsShib Ranjan Misra 2 Integrated water resources management a Northeast India perspectiveAbhik Gupta 3 Climate change and water resource management in Northeast IndiaGD Sharma 4 An overview of the ecology of some streams and rivers of Northeast IndiaTapati Das and Abhik Gupta 5 Management of water resources of Barak Valley for sustainable economic developmentNiranjan Roy and Suparna Roy 6 Sustainable water management in the oxbow lakes of Assam with special reference to Cachar district Assam Northeast IndiaKankana Das and Susmita Gupta 7 Hydrobiology of Salganga river Cachar AssamHafsa Sultana Laskar and Susmita Gupta 8 Rainwater harvesting for sustainable agriculture in Barak ValleyMithra Dey and Nikhil Bhusan Dey 9 Problem of drinking water in Cachar district AssamPranay Jyoti Goswami 10 Water resource potential of the Pakai Beel Cachar AssamBimal Sinha 11 Local peoples attitude towards the Barak river AssamAnuradha Singha and Ananta Pegu 12 Big dams - bigger threatsParthankar Choudhury Pijush Kanti Das and Projit Kumar Palit 13 Barak dam an overviewBhaskar Singha Bibliography Appendix IndexNortheast India is endowed with abundant water resources and is the wettest place on earth Two mighty rivers innumerable tributaries streams and rivulets water falls and wetlands natural lakes and oxbows are among its precious aqua wealth The rainfall in monsoons is high and recurrent flood in rainy seasons is a perennial problem but there is scarcity of water for irrigating the agricultural fields and providing drinking water to the people in other seasons The global warming and threats of climate change are already observed in the region Sensitization of the people about environmental and anthropogenic facts behind floods droughts and scarcity of water and sustainable development of water resources of the region by involving the people and utilizing indigenous knowledge and technology at the same time seem to be the urgent needs The sustainable development of the water resource is the thrust of the book which emerges from an interdisciplinary symposium organized by the Assam University in collaboration with institute of northeast India studies at Silchar in March 2010 jacket 192 pp.

Contents Preface 1 Evolution of the Meitei state the formation of early state in Manipur Gangmumei Kamei 2 Glimpses of literary sources for studying pre colonial economy of Manipur N Joykumar Singh 3 Contextualizing pre historic sites of Manipur O Ranjit Singh 4 Archaeology of early state in Manipur L Kunjeswori Devi 5 Coinage and economy of the Meitei kingdom NG Rhodes and SK Bose 6 Technology occupational distribution and settlement pattern in early Manipur S Amal Singh 7 Indigenous weaving technology of Manipur L Basanti Devi 8 Interpreting slavery in the Meitei state M Jitendra Singh 9 Outlining pre colonial economy of Manipur K Ruhinikumar Sharma and O Ranjit Singh 10 Touching upon the neglected an overview of the world of women in pre colonial ManipurH Sudhir 11 Historiography of Meitei state formation Jayati Bhattacharjee and Sarbani Bhattacharjee Select bibliography Appendix Index One of the longest surviving kingdoms in Indian sub continent the Meitei Kingdom in Manipur the foundation of which goes back to 1 century AD succumbed to British colonialism in 19 century What enabled the kingdom to rise and to survive such a long period To find an answer the Institute of Northeast India Studies held a workshop at the Department of History Manipur University Imphal in 2007 and continued the dialogue on state and economy complementarities thereafter This is because one of the findings of the workshop was that the society and economy in pre colonial Manipur was under total control of the state The land forests mines and minerals agriculture industry and craft including dress and ornaments of the people were regulated by the kings As a result natural and human resources were not fully explored technology remained backward and the economy could not develop to its full potentials State and Economy in Pre Colonial Manipur is the outcome of that exercise in the model of state formation studies involving both young and experienced scholars mostly from Manipur The authors have gone beyond the rich treasure of historical chronicles of Manipur to explore the pre history archaeology epigraphy numismatics and all other extant evidence of material culture to focus on the social and economic foundations of the Meitei state jacket 248 pp.