The Chittagong Hill Tracts Living In A Borderland 1

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The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Living in a Borderland

Willem Schendel, Wolfgang Mey
& Aditya Kumar Dewan

White Lotus

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Living in a Borderland

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The Chittagong Hill Tracts

Living in a Borderland

by

Willem van Schendel, Wolfgang Mey
and Aditya Kumar Dewan

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Contents

Acknowledgements sii
1 Intoduction L
2 Photugaphic Obsessions
3 Mappinga Region at
4 Creating a Colonial Anstocracy 2
S Howto BeaRaja
4 ThePublicDislayef Power 4s
7 TheColonial Overlords ss
4 Pabistan andthe Cl mn
9 Inmosenceand Charm si
WW Bodies and Costumes ”
11 Images of Nature and Destruction 121
12 Religions of te Hills uo
13 Spreading tbe Gospel er
14 A Hospital at Chandraghena te
15 Developingthe ils fe
Ls Gating Around. sn 219
17 ‘The Thvllof Fedo a
18 ity 253
19 Bnecumters 2m
Ports: am
Conclusion Whit Casts As lstoy? 20
Notes 303
Glossary sn
2s Credits 3
25 References 307

26 Index mi
Maps
The Chiagng his nthe sxeend erry
The Citagong Hil Tracts plc bounds uf 1900
The Chitagong Hi Tracts portcolnial oundais

“The Chnzagong Hil Tracts after the cretion of Kapa Lake (1960)

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Acknowledgements

The photographs m this book come from over fy collections, Mt of hese are private collections, With-
cutee gracious permission ofthe owners use tei material, wc would aot Rave bon able to put together,
this bok, Weare most gratefal tothe following individvals (um alpbabotial order) fr sharing thor marta
sth us and allowing ws to reproduce a selection i thes book

Astrid Anderson (Sweden)

Kathloen Arton (UK)

George C. Band (UK)

Peter Balan (Switzerland)

Harry G. Beliz (Germany)

Willem Bienes (Canada)

Donald Bottom & fenoifr Maen (UK.)

Dr Hugh Brammer (UK)

(Claus-Dicter Brauns (Germany)

‘Aviodam Chalana (Bangladesh)

Dipak & Gautam Chaka (Inia)

Prof Niu Kumar Chaka (Bangladesh)

Saradend Sekhar Chaka (Banglades)

‘Mong Sathowas Choudhury & Mee Shwe Hymn (Bangladesh)

i Adiga Kumar Dewaa (Canada)

Devashish Dewan (Canada)

Saiendra Narayan Dewan (Bangladesh)

Dr Michael Flowers (UK)

Geraldine Hobson (U.K)

Erie & Davi Hosking (UK)

Boris Kegel Kenictzko (Germany)

Krisina Khisw/Karbar (India)

Srota Ranyan Khisa (India)

Panky Lavra (ha)

LC. Lauenos (Canada)

DrC.C. Lindsey (Cama)

Prof Lorenz O. Leffler (Switzerland)

‘Gerhard Labker (Germany)

Rani A Nue Ching Marma & Maung New Prue (Banglades)

Maung Kyo Maung & Ching Kwai Fipr (Bangladesh)

Hans Meier (Switzerland)

Dr Almut Mey (Germany)

Dr Wolfgang Mey (Germany)

DrPeter Penz (Canada)

Dick HL. Retter (Netherlands)

Rajkurnaci Chandra Roy (Switarland)

Raja Devassh Roy (Bangladcsh)

Rajhurnasi Unka Dev & Raji Roy (Bangladesh)

Raya Tei Roy (Pak

DF. Keith Sanderouck (Canada)
De Jingen Sen fried (Germany)

"win Sigl (Gornans)

dna & Rev Ket Skirow (°K)

Lily Smith & Civistopher Smith (UK)
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Donald H. Stevens (UK)

AP. & TriptiTalkdor (Banglades)

Dr Alaa R. Taylor (UK)

De HLW. van Tetlingen (Netherton)

De kan Wahlquist (Swen)

WJ. Wels (Canada)

Rev E Lasiz Wenger (0K)

De Brian Whity (U.K)

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ing permission for publication, or providing formation, We wold ks to thank i alphabetical dr)

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De Shahi Alam (Bangladesh)

Anihropolagical Suave of lia (diab

Bangla Academy (Bangladesh)

Rev WW Bertoms (UK)

Hans-Rodi Brawand (Ansel)

Brush Library (UK)

Dy Lionel J Carer UK)

Anya Chaka (Bangladesh)

SSonaton Chaka (Bante)

Sut Chaka (Feanes)

Congregation of Holy Cross (Banghles)

hzabeth Chose (U.K)

Dr Rameau. Dessan (U.K)

‘Shana Dewan of the Tribal Cua

Many Deighton (UK)

Kathleen Emery (UK)

rasrmis University (Netbeans)

Dr Roman Fischer (Switzer)

Institut fie Velkedande und ABikanistk der Ludsig-Masimlians Universitit Machen (Germany)

Prof Amarendr Lal Khisa Bangladsh)

Dr Bipash Khisa (Bangladest)

RR Langham-Caner (South ABies)

Rev Neil B MeViear (UK)

Prof Keim Mercer (US.A)

‘Susan J Mills & Rev R.G.S. Hacsey ofthe Baptist Missionary Society (UK)

DMoceum fir Volkernde Berlin (Germany)

De George S. Nese (Canad)

atonal Geographic Society (USA)

De Commis Op ‘t Land (Netherlands)

Prof Md Mabbubar Rahman (Ban

Brigicte Sal (Germany)

School af Oriemal and Afican Studs (Lbvavy. Spal Colkcions) (UL)

David Stoskley (UK)

Ann Taslor (UK)

Prof Baas Terwic (Germans)

Prasnnia Topura (Bangladesh)

Tate Gallery Publishing Ltd (1K)

University oF Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Unversity af London Lesnare (UK)

Jue Whtakead (UT

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Pot Rika Zancacr (Nether)

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