01333nam a22001457a 4500020001800000082001500018100002100033245010800054250000800162260004300170300003300213505003300246520089100279650001701170  a9780190704322  a954.918031  aCook, Matthew A.  aAnnexation and the Unhappy Valley : The Historical Anthropology of Sindh's ColonizationcMatthew A Cook  a1st  aKarachibOxford University Pressc2021  axii, 297 Pagesb21X13 cmbPB  aInclude References and Index  a"Annexation and the Unhappy Valley : The Historical Anthropology of Sindh's Colonization addresses the nineteenth century expansion and consolidation of British colonial power in the Sindh region of South Asia. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach and employs a fine-grained, nuanced and situated reading of multiple agents and their actions. It explores how the political and administrative incorporation of territory (i.e. annexation) by East India Company informs the conversion of intra-cultural distinctions into socio-historical conflicts among the colonized and colonizers. The book focuses on colonial direct rule, rather than the more commonly studied indirect rule, of South Asia. It socio-culturally explores how agents, perspectives and intentions vary--both within and across regions--to impact the actions and structures of colonial governance"--Provided by publisher.   aEthnohistory