Empire and Tribe in the Afghan Frontier Region

Custom, Conflict and British Strategy in Waziristan until 1947

Dr Hugh Beattie (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2021
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-0-7556-4372-1 (ISBN)

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Waziristan, a region on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, has in recent years become a flash point in the so-called ‘War on Terror’. Hugh Beattie looks at the history of this region, examining British attempts to manage the tribes from 1849 until Pakistan’s declaration of independence in 1947. He explores British attempts to divide the frontier region into separate British and Afghan spheres of influence. In the minds of British policymakers, this demarcation would secure the position of the Empire, and so Beattie highlights the various policy initiatives towards the frontier region over the period in question. Crucially, he analyses how the British perceived the local tribes, what constituted authority within tribal frameworks, and the military and political ramifications of these perceptions. As he also explores the contemporary relevance of this region, taking into account the resurgence of the Taliban in Waziristan, Beattie’s analysis is vital for those interested in the history and security implications of the Afghan frontier with Pakistan.

Hugh Beattie is Staff Tutor and Lecturer in Religious Studies and History at The Open University. He is the author of Imperial Frontier: Tribe and State in Waziristan (2002).

Chapter One Waziristan and the Early British Contacts
Chapter Two Britain and Waziristan 1870-1887
Chapter Three The Durand Line and the Mullah Powindah
Chapter Four The Mullah Powindah, Suicidal Attacks and British Responses
Chapter Five Death of the Mullah Powindah and WWI
Chapter Six The Third Anglo-Afghan War, the 1919-20 Expedition and the Early 1920s
Chapter Seven British Policy in Waziristan and the Razmak Base
Chapter Eight The 1920s and Peaceful Penetration
Chapter Nine Regime Change, Congress and Waziristan, Anglo-Afghan Relations
Chapter Ten Mirza Ali Khan’s Insurgency, Mullah Sher Ali and the Shami Pir
Chapter Eleven Mirza Ali Khan, World War Two and British Withdrawal
Chapter Twelve Summary and Conclusion
Appendix One - Timeline
Appendix Two – Personalities
Appendix Three – Genealogical Charts

Erscheinungsdatum	01.02.2021
Zusatzinfo	12 b&w illus.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7556-4372-0 / 0755643720
ISBN-13	978-0-7556-4372-1 / 9780755643721
Zustand	Neuware