Empire's garden : Assam and the making of India /
Sharma, Jayeeta.
Durham, N.C. ; London : Duke University Press,
2011.
Nature's jungle, empire's garden -- Borderlands, rice eaters, and tea growers -- Migrants in the garden : expanding the frontier -- Old lords and "improving" regimes -- Bringing progress, restoring culture -- Language and literature : framing identity -- Contesting publics : raced communities and gendered history.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
British
Tea trade