Resistance Movements in North East India: the Jaintias of Meghalaya 1860-1863

by Shobhan N Lamare

In January 1860, the Jaintias, concerned that the British Indian Government had imposed a house tax on them, the collection of which had started some month earlier and further aggravated by the restrictions on the local customs, rose in resistance to the imperial power. What started as a localised upheaval soon spread over the entire Jaintia Hills. Suppressed in a few months, the British were caught unaware when the Jaintias rose in resistance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9359191760
• ISBN13: 9789359191768
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Astral International Pvt. Ltd.
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"