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Edge of empire : the British political officer and tribal administration on the North-West frontier 1877-1947 /
Created in the late eighteenth century by the East India Company to manage relations with the princely rulers of the Indian States, political offers developed into a mechanism by which Britain could manage remote territories through relations with local power brokers. In this study, the role of the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, Vt. :
Ashgate,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Created in the late eighteenth century by the East India Company to manage relations with the princely rulers of the Indian States, political offers developed into a mechanism by which Britain could manage remote territories through relations with local power brokers. In this study, the role of the political officer on the Western Frontier of India between 1877-1947 is examined in detail. Providing an account of the personalities and mechanisms of colonial influence/tribal control in what remains one of the most unstable regions in the world today, the book charts the successes and failures, d. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754694915 0754694917 075466838X 9780754668381 1317146018 9781317146018 1283089580 9781283089586 9786613089588 6613089583 |