Beschreibung:
A history of the colonial tea plantation regime in Assam, which brought more than one million migrants to the region in northeast India, irrevocably changing the social landscape.
Preface xiNote on Orthography and Usage xivIntroduction 1Part I. Making a Garden 231. Nature's Jungle, Empire's Garden 252. Borderlands, Rice Eaters, and Tea Growers 493. Migrants in the Garden: Expanding the Frontier 79Part II. Improving Assam, Making India 1174. Old Lords and "Improving" Regimes 1195. Bringing Progress, Restoring Culture 1476. Language and Literature: Framing Identity 1777. Contesting Publics: Raced Communities and Gendered History 205Conclusion 234Notes 243Glossary 273Bibliography 277Index 311