Annexation and the unhappy valley : : the historical anthropology of Sindh's colonization / / by Matthew A. Cook.

• Superior document: European expansion and indigenous response, volume 19
• VerfasserIn: Cook, Matthew A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, [2016]; 2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: European expansion and indigenous response ; volume 19.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (286 pages) :; illustrations, color maps, portraits.

"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.

Table of Contents

General editor's foreword -- A note on the spelling of Sindh -- Cast of characters and glossary -- Merchants and the East India Company in Sindh -- Conspiracy and military-fiscalism -- Just governance and colonial violence -- Court over board -- Afterword -- Appendix: Anthropology, context and archives.