| Forbidden Land - The Quest for Nagalim
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| Author : Welman, Frans | |
| ISBN : 978616-2450129 | |
| Category : History | |
| Pages : 268 | |
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| Price: $4.99 | |
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Forbidden Land tells the story of
three attempts by Frans Welman and his companions to enter Nagaland,
the land of more than forty Naga tribes. Although all three efforts
ended in failure, the attempts demonstrate how India and the
lesser-known Burma, now known as Myanmar, have been succcessful in
keeping foreigners out. Neither country wants outsiders to observe the
raging war that started shortly after independence from colonial
Britain. The Naga's, who time and time again have made it known to both
former colonizer Britain and newly emerging India that they wanted to be
left alone, were invaded by India in 1954. Now 50 years later, the war
is still on, although for the second time in its history peace talks are
taking place. This war, forgotten by the international community, was
the challenge for Welman and his companions. Their goal was to check on
the rare yet compelling accounts of the land and people that told of
beauty and democracy among the Nagas and their tenacity to not give in
to a powerful alien master. The three journeys enlighten the reader to how fifty years of domination make a people believe that what has been done, including genocide, is genuinely defined in true terms. These journeys open eyes to see the beauty and the beast within. They will lead to the fascinating Nagas, who are in dire need to be assisted in their quest to be free. |
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|  | Forbidden Land - The Quest for Nagalim ISBN : 978616-2450129 Category : History Pages : 268 Price from : 4.99 US$ (ebook) 
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