01566nam a22001817a 4500999001700000020001800017082001500035100002100050245010800071250000800179260004300187300003300230505003300263520089100296650001701187942000701204952017301211  c64929d64929  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  cBK  0010406954_918031000000000_C769A_2021708NFIC963283aGPLbGPLcGENd2022-02-23eCRV/194/Gt-22/GPLMg646.75o954.918031 C769A 2021p67405r2022-02-23w2022-02-23yBK