Mackenzie, Alexander History of the Relations of the Government with the Hill Tribes of the

Mackenzie, Alexander History of the Relations of the Government with the Hill Tribes of the North-East Frontier of Bengal Calcutta: Home Department Press, 1884. First edition, 8vo, folding map, original cloth, hinges broken, spine torn/rubbed, upper board soiled Qty: (1) Note: 'From 1866 to 1873 I had immediate charge of the Political correspondence of the Bengal Government. In 1869... I wrote... a "Memorandum on the North-East Frontier of Bengal". Since Pemberton's Report in 1835, no general survey had been taken of the political relations of the Government with the hill tribes of Assam, Cachar and Chittagong, and my 'Memorandum' proved to be extremely useful. I [planned] a work which while treating exhaustively of all the frontier tribes in that quarter, in respect of their relations to the Government, their manners, customs and ethnological affinities, would at the same time serve as a permanent hand-book for the Government and its local officers..." (Preface) Chapters are devoted to Bhutan, the extra-Bhutan Bhutias, The Akas-Hazari-Khawas and Kapachors; The Duplha Tribes, The Abors and Miris, The Mishmis, The Khampti Clans of Sadiya, The Singphos of Sadiya, The Moamariahs of Muttuck, The Naga Tribes- The Patkoi Nagas, The Seebsaugor Nagas, The Angami Nagas, North Cachar, Manipur, The Mikirs and Rengma Nagas, The Khasi and Jaintia Hills, The Garos, Hill Tipperah, The Lushai or Kookie Tribes, and Chittagong Frontier Tribes.