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by Jangkhomang Guite (Editor), Thongkholal Haokip (Editor)
This book explores the Kuki uprising against the British during the World War I (1917-1919) in Northeast frontier of India. Based on archives & extensive fieldwork, it looks at how the conflict affected the larger dynamics of the region within Asia, & its relevance in world politics beyond the Great War.
Author Biography
Jangkhomang Guite is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has specialised on the history of the tribes in Northeast India, and has published good number of scholarly articles in both national and international journals, and in edited volumes.
Thongkholal Haokip is Assistant Professor at Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was formerly with the Department of Political Science, Presidency University, Kolkata, India. He has authored India's Look East Policy and the Northeast (2015), and edited The Kukis of Northeast India: Politics and Culture (2013). Dr Haokip is the editor of Journal of North East India Studies and Executive Editor of Asian Ethnicity.
