{"product_id":"the-quest-for-modern-assam-a-history-1942-2000-hardcover","title":"The Quest for Modern Assam: A History: 1942-2000 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArupjyoti Saikia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A model work of historical scholarship'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-Ramachandra Guha \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most well-researched, comprehensive history of contemporary Assam ever written'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-Partha Chatterjee \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe crucial battles of World War II fought in India's north-east-followed soon after by Independence and Partition-had a critical impact on the making of modern Assam. In the three decades following 1947, the state of Assam underwent massive political turmoil, geographical instability, and social and demographic upheaval, among others. Later, the truncated state suffered widespread unrest as various groups believed their cultural identity and political leverage were under threat. New social energies and political forces were unleashed and came to the fore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDefinitive, comprehensive and unputdownable, \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for Modern Assam \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the interconnected layers of political, environmental, economic and cultural processes that shaped the development of Assam since the 1940s. It offers an authoritative account that sets new standards in the writing of regional political history. Not to be missed by any one keen on Assam, India, Asia or world history in the twentieth century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArupjyoti Saikia is a professor of history at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He held the Agrarian Studies Programme Fellowship at Yale University and visiting fellow positions at Cambridge University and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaikia is the author of \u003ci\u003eForests and Ecological History of Assam, 1826-2000 \u003c\/i\u003e(OUP, 2011), \u003ci\u003eA Century of Protests: Peasant Politics in Assam since 1900\u003c\/i\u003e (Rutledge, 2014) and \u003ci\u003eThe Unquiet River: A Biography of the Brahmaputra\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2019). His \u003ci\u003eA Century of Protests \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Srikant Dutt book prize awarded by the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi in 2015. \u003ci\u003eThe Unquiet River\u003c\/i\u003e was short-listed for Kamala Devi Chattopadhayay Book Award in 2020 and long listed for Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize in 2020 and got 'Honorable Mention' for Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize in 2021 given by the Association of Asian Studies.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 896\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 x 9.3 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53593359778099,"sku":"9780670095704","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hAO5maOWs9780670095704.webp?v=1782896076","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-quest-for-modern-assam-a-history-1942-2000-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}