Nagaland - Jonathan Glancey

Landlocked,
almost inaccessible to foreigners, Nagaland has been fighting a secret,
often brutal war for independence for more than half a century.
Portrayed either as a land of ruthless guerrillas or exotic natives,
Nagaland is in fact a complex and divided region, with an incredible
history. The breathtaking Naga hills take us to the offices of Adolf
Hitler and Emperor Hirohito, via well-meaning
colonialists and anthropologists, and one of the most important battles
of the Second World War.

The third generation of his family to be
seduced by Nagaland, Jonathan Glancey tries to reconcile his childhood
idealism with the reality he finds there, and explores his family ties
to the region. Through his ancestral history, extensive travels beyond
the tourist zone, and through the voices of the Nagas he meets, he tells
the true story of this forgotten land.