Annexation and the unhappy valley : the historical anthropology of Sindh's colonization / by Matthew A. Cook. [electronic resource]
Material type: TextSeries: European expansion and indigenous response ; volume 19.Publisher: Leiden : Brill, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations, color maps, portraitsISBN:- 9789004293670 (e-book)
- East India Company -- History -- 19th century
- Imperialism -- History -- 19th century
- Ethnohistory -- Pakistan -- Sindh
- Sindh (Pakistan) -- Colonization -- History -- 19th century
- Indus River Valley -- Colonization -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 19th century
- Sindh (Pakistan) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Sindh (Pakistan) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century
- 954.91/8031 23
- DS392.S58 C66 2016
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
General editor's foreword -- A note on the spelling of Sindh -- Cast of characters and glossary -- Merchants and the East India Company in Sindh -- Conspiracy and military-fiscalism -- Just governance and colonial violence -- Court over board -- Afterword -- Appendix: Anthropology, context and archives.
"Annexation and the Unhappy Valley : The Historical Anthropology of Sindh's Colonization addresses the nineteenth century expansion and consolidation of British colonial power in the Sindh region of South Asia. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach and employs a fine-grained, nuanced and situated reading of multiple agents and their actions. It explores how the political and administrative incorporation of territory (i.e. annexation) by East India Company informs the conversion of intra-cultural distinctions into socio-historical conflicts among the colonized and colonizers. The book focuses on colonial direct rule, rather than the more commonly studied indirect rule, of South Asia. It socio-culturally explores how agents, perspectives and intentions vary--both within and across regions--to impact the actions and structures of colonial governance"--Provided by publisher.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.