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 |
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Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, Vt. :
Ashgate,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Who were the politicals?
- Forward with hearts and minds : 1877-1892
- The North-West frontier : 1892-1900
- Curzon : reform and consolidation : 1901-1914
- War, rebellion and the modified forward policy : 1914-1924
- Interregnum : 1924-1936
- Frontier strategy : 1930-1939
- Toward the end : 1939-1947
- Conclusion.