At the Margins of Empire: Frontiers and Boundaries in British India (1) (Empire and Frontiers)

Synopsis

Empire building in British India was inseparably tied to the processes of frontier-making and the creation of boundaries. Through a range of complex practices and developments, the constitution of these spaces took shape at various historical conjunctures. The making of these spaces was also shaped by a variety of imperial concerns, including local and global processes, connections, and entanglements. Focusing on the period between the 19th and the early 20th centuries, this book looks at how the dynamics of frontier and boundary creation were shaped by a variety of agents, institutions, infrastructure and technologies, events, economy, travel, forms of representation, and imperial rivalries. The role of capital, war, and violence was also intrinsic to the creation of such spaces. Further, societies in these spaces responded to these processes in various ways. The book examines how they negotiated and mediated these complex developments of modern space-making in multiple ways at the margins of empire.Part of the Empire and Frontiers series, this book will be of interest to researchers and readers of history, anthropology, cultural studies, social and cultural history, frontiers, boundaries and borderland studies, Himalayan studies, and studies of commodities and circulations.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

304 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781040357552

Related ISBNs:

9781032596594, 9781040357521, 9781003620778, 9781041027300

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

05/26/25

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Lipokmar Dzüvichü and Manjeet Baruah

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Lipokmar Dzüvichü

Edited by:

Manjeet Baruah