North-east India land, people and economy /
North-East India, comprising the seven contiguous states around Assam, the principal state of the region, is a relatively unknown, yet very fascinating region. The forest clad peripheral mountains, home to Indigenous peoples like the Nagas, Mizos and the Khasis, the densely populated Brahmaputra val...
| Main Author: | Dikshit, K. R. 1927- |
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| Other Authors: | Dikshit, Jutta K.,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer,
[2014]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xliii, 800 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Series: |
Advances in Asian human-environmental research.
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| Summary: |
North-East India, comprising the seven contiguous states around Assam, the principal state of the region, is a relatively unknown, yet very fascinating region. The forest clad peripheral mountains, home to Indigenous peoples like the Nagas, Mizos and the Khasis, the densely populated Brahmaputra valley with its lush green tea gardens and the golden rice fields, the moderately populated hill regions and plateaus, and the sparsely inhabited Himalayas, form a unique mosaic of natural and cultural landscapes and human interactions, with unparalleled diversity. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Historical outline -- The land -- The people -- The economy -- The future. North-East India, comprising the seven contiguous states around Assam, the principal state of the region, is a relatively unknown, yet very fascinating region. The forest clad peripheral mountains, home to Indigenous peoples like the Nagas, Mizos and the Khasis, the densely populated Brahmaputra valley with its lush green tea gardens and the golden rice fields, the moderately populated hill regions and plateaus, and the sparsely inhabited Himalayas, form a unique mosaic of natural and cultural landscapes and human interactions, with unparalleled diversity. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xliii, 800 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789400770553 9400770553 |