Hunter, Peasant, Rebel: Colonialism and the British Assam Frontier

Hunter, Peasant, Rebel: Colonialism and the British Assam Frontier

Author(s): Manjeet Baruah (Author)

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: Aug. 16 2024
• Edition: 1st
• Language: English
• Print length: 228 pages
• ISBN-10: 1032832304
• ISBN-13: 9781032832302

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