The Nellie Massacre of 1983

The Nellie Massacre of 1983 Agency of Rioters

SAGE India
FormatPublished DateISBNPrice
Contents
Introduction

 
How to Interpret "Riots": Theories on Collective Violence and the Question of Agency in Contemporary South Asia

 
Locating the Antiforeigners Movement in the Context of Assamese Nationalism

 
Election Boycott and the Nellie Incident

 
Agency of the Rioters: A Study of Decision Making in the Nellie Massacre

 
Memories of the Massacre

 
Conclusion

 
Bibliography

 
Index

 
Independent Customer Reviews

[The book] is an important addition to the increasing number of studies on important issues of Northeast.... The book sketches a convincing picture...[it] understands the psychology what went into the carnage which shook the conscience of entire nation 30 years ago....

Imphal Free Press
Contributors: 

Makiko Kimura

Makiko Kimura studied at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi) for her PhD degree. She was a postdoctoral research fellow (2004–2007) of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science and research associate (2007–2011) at the International Peace Research Institute, Meiji Gakuin University (Tokyo). She is an associate professor at the Tsuda College (Tokyo) and teaches transnational sociology. She engages herself in activism supporting indigenous rights movement. She lives in Japan.