The Creation of Apex Tribal Organizations during Colonialism: Evidence from the Hill Tracts of Undivided Assam

• In Event: JSS: Political Participation, Polarization, and Unification

Brief Overview

Through interacting with colonizers, tribes may develop a national identity and create apex organizations for political unification. For evidence, I use variation in British colonial policy in the hill tracts of Assam.

Author

• Basil Bastaki, Yale University