1st Edition
Imperial Frontier Tribe and State in Waziristan
366 Pages
by
Routledge
366 Pages
by
Routledge
366 Pages
by
Routledge
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Describes British relations with the Pashtun tribes of Waziristan in the years after the annexation of the Punjab in 1849, offering the most detailed historical account that has so far been written of relations between the British Government of India and the tribes along this (or any) part of the north-west Frontier in this period.
1: A Land of Insolence; 2: First Acquaintance; 3: Negotiation and Conciliation; 4: A Cactus Hedge; 5: Every Peon with a Badge is Our Master; 6: A Fresh Start; 7: Direct Communication; 8: Triumph and Disaster; 9: Satisfaction in the Eyes of the People; 10: Influences on British Tribal Policy; 11: Tribe and State in Waziristan 1849–83; 12: Epilogue; 13: Summary and Conclusions
Biography
Dr Hugh Beattie, Hugh Beattie
'[An] admirably exhaustive study of the archive material.' - Asian Affairs
