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The Frontier Crimes Regulation
Robert Nichols
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF; JHM; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 604.
In the 1840s, as British Indian colonial authorities displaced the Sikh government in the Punjab and districts bordering Afghanistan, they attempted to replicate a pattern of rule evolved from previous military occupations of north Indian regions. Certain 'structures of power' and an 'ideology of authority' shaped a hierarchical relationship between the colonial state and regional societies. A crucial concern was to establish a law and order regime that minimized conflict and legitimated British authority. Across British India, through the implementation of police, judicial, and ideological structures, authorities asserted claims of colonial preeminence and a monopoly over coercive power. This ... Read more
In the 1840s, as British Indian colonial authorities displaced the Sikh government in the Punjab and districts bordering Afghanistan, they attempted to replicate a pattern of rule evolved from previous military occupations of north Indian regions. Certain 'structures of power' and an 'ideology of authority' shaped a hierarchical relationship between the colonial state and regional societies. A crucial concern was to establish a law and order regime that minimized conflict and legitimated British authority. Across British India, through the implementation of police, judicial, and ideological structures, authorities asserted claims of colonial preeminence and a monopoly over coercive power. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
OUP Pakistan Pakistan
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
, Pakistan
ISBN
9780199066735
SKU
V9780199066735
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About Robert Nichols
Robert Nichols is Professor of History at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He teaches South Asian and Indian Ocean history and has researched regional and interregional histories of the early modern and modern periods. His recent publications, including articles and chapters in edited volumes, have included work on the Pashtun communities of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Subjects of interest ... Read more
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