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Author:

Embree, Ainslie Thomas, author.

Title:

Frontiers into borders : defining South Asian states, 1757-1857 / Ainslie T. Embree ; edited by Mark Juergensmeyer.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xii, 198 pages ; 23 cm

Subject:

1700-1947
South Asia--History--18th century.
South Asia--History--19th century.
India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.
India.
South Asia.
History.

Other Authors:

Juergensmeyer, Mark, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Afterword: The Continuing Problem of Boundaries. 4. Frontiers and Boundaries -- 2. Defining the Mughal Inheritance, 1757-98 -- 3. The End of the Multi-State System, 1798-1833 -- 4. Frontiers and the Mountain Wall, 1833-57 -- Afterword: The Continuing Problem of Boundaries.

Summary:

"Following the death of the great historian, Ainslie T. Embree, this remarkable document was found in his study, a project to which he had devoted the last years of his life. It is an insightful exploration of how the boundaries of the modern South Asian states were created in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, based on a careful examination of original materials in archives in England and India. Artfully written with rich local detail, this book reveals the fascinating interplay of colonial and local interests as the modern states were carved into being. It is destined to be a classic in the history of South Asian nation building."-- Publisher description.

ISBN:

0190121068
9780190121068

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1142369590

LCCN:

2020330951

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)