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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tripodi, Christian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 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.