2nd Edition

Conflict and Reconciliation The Politics of Ethnicity in Assam

By Uddipana Goswami Copyright 2027
216 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Diverging from reductionist studies of Northeast India, this book examines Assam’s layered and intricate conflicts empirically and theoretically. It traces the genesis and evolution of ethnic and nationalistic politics in the state, exploring how these dynamics gave birth to nativist and militant movements. By analyzing structural, cultural, and historical violences in this multi-ethnic,... Read more

List of maps. Authors Note to the Second Edition. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Introduction: Assam, Conflicts 1. Cohesion, Conflict, Pre-Colonial Identities, and Colonial Logics 2. Colonial Continuities, Post-Colonial Policies, and Conflict 3. Militarization, Insurgency, and the Intractability of Violence 4. Tradition, Transformation, Ethnic Reconciliation. Postcript: Back to the Future. Index

Biography

Former Fulbright fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, Uddipana Goswami teaches at Kennesaw State University’s School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development. Her books Gendering Peace in Violent Peripheries: Marginality, Masculinity, and Feminist Agency (Routledge 2023) and The Women Who Would Not Die (Speaking Tiger 2024) were finalists in the International Studies Association’s Best Global South Scholar Book Award and Georgia Author of the Year Awards respectively. Goswami is author of two academic monographs, two collections of short stories, and two poetry anthologies.