“Fragmented Memories is valuable reading, not only for South Asianists or postcolonial historians but also for anthropologists working on ethnicity, politics, and history.” — Ravina Aggarwal , American Anthropologist
“Her impressive array of methodologies and diversity of sources in several languages makes Saikia’s Fragmented Memories an absorbing evocation and analysis of the Tai-Ahom movement.” — Michael H. Fisher , Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"[I]mportant reading for those interested in the processes of creating both national and more local identities. Recommended." — D.L. White , Choice
"I find [Saikia's] argument fascinating, bold, timely, and on the whole, quite persuasive. The book is a refreshing departure from the conventional division of labor between historians and political scientists that study South Asia." — Sanjib Baruah , American Historical Review
“Yasmin Saikia opens a new door to margins of national power, memory, and history, where most people live today. Her fresh voice and engaging prose weave together high theory, political engagement, textual expertise, ethnographic detail, personal experience, and a sweeping command of history in South Asia from medieval times to the present, with critical wisdom and graceful poignancy. Her history is more than history. It is an erudite evocation of the multiple pasts of Tai-Ahom people struggling to invent themselves in contemporary Assam, modern India, and a world of national minorities.” — David Ludden, author of The New Cambridge History of India: An Agrarian History of South Asia