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North-East India: Land, People and Economy

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 val...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Dikshit, K.R (Autor), Dikshit, Jutta K. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Historical Outline
  • North-eastern India through the Ages
  • Part II: The Land
  • North-East India - Structural Framework
  • Physical Setting of Northeast India
  • The Drainage System of Northeast India
  • Weather and Climate of the North-East
  • Natural Hazards in the Northeast Region
  • The Resource Endowment of the North-Eastern Region
  • Forest and Grasslands of the North-East Region
  • Part III:The People
  • Early Colonisation of Northeast India
  • People of the North-East
  • Population of the North-eastern States
  • Migration and its Impact on the Society and the Economy of the North-East
  • Human Habitat in the North-East India.-Urbanisation and Urban Landscape in North-East India
  • Part IV: The Economy
  • Agriculture: Past and Present.- Industries and Associated Economic Activities
  • Transport and Trade in Northeast India
  • Socio-Economic Development of the North-East: An Assessment
  • Part V: The Future
  • Epilogue.      .