The Frontier in British India
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| Author | : Thomas Simpson |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 2021-01-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781108840194 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1108840191 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Frontier in British India by : Thomas Simpson
Book excerpt: An innovative account of how distinctive forms of colonial power and knowledge developed at the territorial fringes of British India. Thomas Simpson considers the role of frontier officials as surveyors, cartographers and ethnographers, military violence in frontier regions and the impact of the frontier experience on colonial administration.
