The Frontier in British India
Author | : Thomas Simpson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2021-01-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781108840194 |
ISBN-13 | : 1108840191 |
Rating | : 4/5 (191 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Frontier in British India written by Thomas Simpson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.