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The Assamese
- A Portrait of a Community
Af: Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty
Engelsk Hardback
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The Assamese

- A Portrait of a Community
Af: Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty
Engelsk Hardback
Hardback
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"Aami kun? Who are we?'' So begins journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty''s enquiry into the diverse cultures and peoples of Assam. Her bookooks in detail at all the varying aspects of theand and its people”the astonishingly diverse physical appearance of the Assamese and what it reveals about their origins; the multiple kingdoms and rulers of the region from antiquity onwards, of whom the Ahoms are the best known; the Assameseanguage and its richinguistic provenance; the folk beliefs and celebrations of Assamese culture, such as the three Bihu festivals, which cut across boundaries of caste and religion; the significance of the mighty Brahmaputra, the Red River, in theives of the people; the quintessential food, drink, and cooking techniques to be found across the region; the many distinctive forms of cultural expression that are found nowhere else in the country”clothes, jewellery,iterature, music, dance, cinema, drama, and art; and, finally, the politics of the state and how it informs the nature of contemporary Assam. Full of colourful anecdotes and unforgettable pen portraits, The Assamese is the first major attempt to provide a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of one of India''s oldest and most distinctive communities.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
480
ISBN-13:
9789391047764
Indbinding:
Hardback
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ISBN-10:
9391047769
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Udg. Dato:
5 nov 2023
Længde:
28mm
Bredde:
229mm
Højde:
152mm
Forlag:
Aleph Book Company
Oplagsdato:
5 nov 2023
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