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Author Dikshit, K. R. (Kamal Ramprit), 1927- author.

Title North-east India : land, people and economy / K.R. Dikshit, Jutta K. Dikshit
Published Dordrecht : Springer, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (xliii, 800 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Advances in Asian human-environmental research
Advances in Asian human-environmental research.
Contents Historical outline -- The land -- The people -- The economy -- The future
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from title page (EBL, viewed February 4, 2014)
Subject SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
Sciences de la terre.
Environnement.
Economics
Social conditions
SUBJECT India, Northeastern. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064956
India, Northeastern -- Social conditions
India, Northeastern -- Economic aspects
Subject Northeastern India
Form Electronic book
Author Dikshit, Jutta K., author.
ISBN 9789400770553
9400770553