| Annexation and the Unhappy Valley: The Historical Anthropology of Sindh's Colonization Contributor(s): Cook (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004293663 ISBN-13: 9789004293663 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $138.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 325.3 |
| Series: European Expansion and Indigenous Response |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.4" W x 9.5" (1.60 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |