Enchanted Frontiers Sikkim Bhutan And Indias Northeastern Borderlands

This Is An Informal Account Of An Administrative Career Spent In Unusual Places During The Crucial Period Of Change Following The British Withdrawal From India. The Period Covered Extends To The Chinese Invasion Of Nefa In 1962. 17 Chapters - Lahore, Bedford, Cambridge - First Contacts With Sikkim And Bhutan - Wartime Assam - Introduction To The Frontier - The Naga Hills - Mizo Ferment - Manipur And The Khasi Hills - North-East Frontier Agency - Land Of The Snow-Lion - Invitation To The Dragon-Kingdom - Bhutan - The Royal Wedding - The Living Gods - Nehru And Indira: By Yak To Bhutan - Farewell To Sikkim - Stirrings In Nefa And Nagaland - The Chinese Aggression - Epilogue - Appendix Contains The Detailed Records Of A Tour Through Nefa To The Tibetan Frontier. Cover Board Slightly Soiled, Dust Cover Missing, Very Light Stamp On The Edge, Colour Picture Of Nathu La Pass On Frontispiece, Maps On First And Last End Pages, 2 Folded Maps, Beautifully Illustrated.