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Empire and Tribe in the Afghan Frontier Region: Custom, Conflict and British Strategy in Waziristan Until 1947
Hugh Beattie
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Hardback. Waziristan, a region on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, has in recent years become a flash point in the so-called 'War on Terror'. Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 bw integrated illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. .
Hugh Beattie looks at the history of this region, examining British attempts to manage the tribes from 1849 until Pakistan's declaration of independence in 1947. He explores British attempts to divide the frontier region into separate British and Afghan spheres of influence. In the minds of British policymakers, this demarcation would secure the position of the Empire, and so Beattie highlights the various policy initiatives towards the frontier region over the period in question. Crucially, he analyses how the British perceived the local tribes, what constituted authority within tribal frameworks and the military and political ramifications of these perceptions. As ... Read more
Hugh Beattie looks at the history of this region, examining British attempts to manage the tribes from 1849 until Pakistan's declaration of independence in 1947. He explores British attempts to divide the frontier region into separate British and Afghan spheres of influence. In the minds of British policymakers, this demarcation would secure the position of the Empire, and so Beattie highlights the various policy initiatives towards the frontier region over the period in question. Crucially, he analyses how the British perceived the local tribes, what constituted authority within tribal frameworks and the military and political ramifications of these perceptions. As ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Series
Library of Middle East History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848858961
SKU
V9781848858961
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About Hugh Beattie
Hugh Beattie is Staff Tutor and Lecturer in Religious Studies and History at The Open University. He is the author of Imperial Frontier: Tribe and State in Waziristan (2002).
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