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The Punjaub and North-West frontier of India

The Punjaub and North-West frontier of India

Old Punjaubee

Paperback

Travel WritingGeneral World HistoryIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 9353605334
ISBN13: 9789353605339
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.53 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
On the restless edge of empire, the Punjaub and the North-West Frontier formed Britain's most volatile borderland in India. These borders were never quiet. Writing under the name Old Punjaubee, a seasoned observer charts the landscapes, peoples and tensions that shaped nineteenth century punjab india and the rugged north west frontier province, blending the immediacy of a colonial india travelogue with the insight of a british military history book. As a nineteenth century historical account, it traces how strategy, terrain and culture intersect along the marches, illuminating punjab and frontier politics at the height of imperial rivalry. Old Punjaubee's eye moves from cantonment to caravan route, from administrative outpost to tribal hills, capturing the atmosphere surrounding north west frontier campaigns and the looming great game central asia. Both narrative and analysis, it stands between travel writing and staff officer's report, a vivid work of british raj borderlands history that makes complex events legible without losing their human scale. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Indispensable for british india researchers and a reliable reference for military historians, this volume also rewards the curious general reader drawn to victorian british empire studies, frontier conflict and the making of modern South Asia.

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