Hamilton, Angus
In Abor Jungles
A full and comprehensive account of a classic punitive expedition to subdue and settle three tribes - the Abors, the Mishmis and the Miris - in and around Aborland on the frontiers of Assam and China in British-ruled India. The 1911 Abor Expedition under Major-General Hamilton Bower was carried out to punish the perpetrators of a massacre of a British colonial official, a doctor and their coolies in March that year. After some fighting and burning of villages, the murderers were caught, the tribal chiefs - ’Gams’ - submitted to the British Raj, and their tribal centres were destroyed. The author - a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society - gives a full account of the episode, together with interesting anthropological descriptions of the tribes and their customs - including the ‘ring of love’ and their habit of using teacups as earrings. The book is well illustrated with more than seventy photographs and a map of the expedition drawn by the author.
Nyckelord: history, historical, account, war, india, british india, indian, raj, military, military operations, british, english
- Författare
- Hamilton, Angus
- Utgivare
- Andrews UK
- Utgivningsår
- 2012
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Sidantal
- 415 sidor
- Kategori
- Historia
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781781511213
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781843424987