TY - BOOK AU - Dhingra, Kiran TI - The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the twentieth century SN - 9780195670530 U1 - 332.95488 PY - 2006/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press KW - India--Andaman and Nicobar Islands KW - Social conditions N1 - 1. Geography of the islands -- 2. The history of the islands up to 1947 -- 3. Post-independence history -- 4. The Autochthonous people of the islands -- 5. Social structure -- 6. Economy -- 7. The growth of government -- 8. Shipping, transport and communication -- Appendix i. Threatened plants of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Appendix ii. Plants of medicinal value occurring in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Appendix iii. Threatened animals of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Schedules I and II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 -- Appendix iv. Administrative heads in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Appendix v. Rules governing female convicts -- Appendix vi. .Facsimile of the Instrument of Local Surrender for Japanese Forces Forming Garrison of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands -- Appendix vii. Folk-tales of the car Nicobarese -- Appendix viii. Acts and laws applicable to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ER -