Title Annexation and the unhappy valley : the historical anthropology of Sindh's colonization / by Matthew A. Cook

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 261 pages) : illustrations, maps Series European expansion and Indigenous response, 1873-8974 ; volume 19 European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 19. Contents 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 Summary "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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-254) and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 31, 2015) Subject East India Company -- History -- 19th century SUBJECT East India Company fast Subject Imperialism -- History -- 19th century Ethnohistory -- Pakistan -- Sindh HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia. British colonies Colonization Ethnic relations Ethnohistory Imperialism Politics and government Territorial expansion SUBJECT 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 Subject Asia Asia -- Indus River Valley Great Britain Pakistan -- Sindh Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2015045342 ISBN 9789004293670 9004293671

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