Ramparts of Empire [electronic resource] : British Imperialism and India's Afghan Frontier, 1918-1948 /
Marsh, B.author.
This cultural and political study examines British perceptions and policies on India's Afghan Frontier between 1918 and 1948 and the impact of these on the local Pashtun population, India as a whole, and the decline of British imperialism in South Asia.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Introduction; Part I: The North-West Frontier and Post-War Imperialism; 1 The North-West Frontier: Policies, Perceptions, and the Conservative Impulse in the British Raj; 2 "A Continual and Gratuitous Provocation": The North-West Frontier and the Crisis of Empire, 1919-1923; 3 A Cigarette in a Powder Magazine: The Frontier, Nationalism, and Reform, 1919-1930; Part II: The North-West Frontier and the Nationalist Challenge
4 "A Considerable Degree of Supineness": Nationalism and the British Administration, 1928-19305 "These Infernal Khudai Khidmatgaran": Defining and Repressing Frontier Nationalism, 1930-1931; 6 "The Forbidden Land": The British, Frontier Nationalism, and Congress, 1931-1934; Part III: The North-West Frontier and the End of Empire; 7 "If the Ramparts Fall, the City Must Fall Also": The Frontier and Indian Constitutional Reform, 1930-1939; 8 "A Welcome Weapon of Criticism": Tribal Policy and Its Discontents, 1930-1939
9 "A Glorified Maginot Line"?: The Frontier and the Second World War, 1939-1946Conclusion: The End of British Rule and the Frontier Legacy; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This cultural and political study examines British perceptions and policies on India's Afghan Frontier between 1918 and 1948 and the impact of these on the local Pashtun population, India as a whole, and the decline of British imperialism in South Asia.
Great Britain—History.
Asia—History.
Military history.
Imperialism.
History, Modern.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Asian History.
History of Military.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
History of South Asia.
Modern History.