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Reinterpreting Kuki Chieftainship of Northeast India in relation to Colonial Historiography: Media Theory Perspectives
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Abstract Colonization of Asian and African countries by European countries in the bygone
centuries has been regarded as the darkest phase of human history by the
colonized. Imperialists' means of drawing authority and legitimacy lies in the
interpretation of the traditional systems in relation to the west... view more
Colonization of Asian and African countries by European countries in the bygone
centuries has been regarded as the darkest phase of human history by the
colonized. Imperialists' means of drawing authority and legitimacy lies in the
interpretation of the traditional systems in relation to the western ways, thereby
concluding the institutions of the colonized as devoid of rational character. Besides,
generalizing the Indian cultures as homogenous all over wholly discredit some
effective institutions of the colonized. The superficial understanding and
interpretation of Kukis and their institution of chieftainship sans its evolutionary
and cultural aspects have led to complete distortion of the same. In the absence
of traditional records, the reliance on colonial historiography which was purely
the perspectives of colonial historians has been prejudiced, even experiencing a
reverberating effect. The influence of colonial records (information) upon the Kukis
(audience) on the subject (chieftainship) has been great that it altered the
chieftainship system as perceived in colonial writings. This paper intends to unfold
colonial presentation of Kuki chieftainship, its interpretation and understanding
on the basis of few media theorie... view less
Classification
General History
Free Keywords
Agenda setting; Chieftainship; colonial historiography; kinship; Kukis
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 437-446,
Journal
Media Watch, 9 (2018) 3
ISSN
0976-0911
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0