Annexation and the unhappy valley
Subtitle: the historical anthropology of Sindh's colonization
By: by Matthew A. Cook
Series: European expansion and indigenous response -- volume 19
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004293663; 9789004293670
Subjects: Politics and government; Ethnic relations; Colonization; East India Company; Imperialism; Ethnohistory; Territorial expansion; Colonies; History
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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: General editor's foreword; title: A note on the spelling of Sindh; title: Cast of characters and glossary; title: Merchants and the East India Company in Sindh; title: Conspiracy and military-fiscalism; title: Just governance and colonial violence; title: Court over board; title: Afterword; title: Appendix: Anthropology, context and archives.