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Connecting histories in Afghanistan [[electronic resource] ] : market relations and state formation on a colonial frontier / / Shah Mahmoud Hanifi



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Autore: Hanifi Shah Mahmoud Visualizza persona
Titolo: Connecting histories in Afghanistan [[electronic resource] ] : market relations and state formation on a colonial frontier / / Shah Mahmoud Hanifi Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2011, c2008
Edizione: ACLS Humanities E-Book electronic edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina: 382.09581/054
Soggetto topico: HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
Soggetto geografico: Afghanistan Commerce History 19th century
Afghanistan Politics and government 19th century
Afghanistan Commerce India History 19th century
India Commerce Afghanistan History 19th century
Great Britain Colonies Asia Commerce
Great Britain Colonies Asia Economic policy
Note generali: Originally published online in 2008 by Columbia University Press.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Colonial market knowledge and commercial experimentation -- pt. 2. The new outdated colonial political economy.
Sommario/riassunto: Most histories of nineteenth-century Afghanistan argue that the country remained immune to the colonialism emanating from British India because, militarily, Afghan defenders were successful in keeping out British imperial invaders. However, despite these military victories, colonial influences still made their way into Afghanistan. Looking closely at commerce in and between Kabul, Peshawar, and Qandahar, this book reveals how local Afghan nomads and Indian bankers responded to state policies on trade. British colonial political emphasis on Kabul had significant commercial consequences both for the city itself and for the cities it displaced to become the capital of the emerging Afghan state. Focused on routing between three key markets, Connecting Histories in Afghanistan challenges the overtly political tone and Orientalist bias that characterize classic colonialism and much contemporary discussion of Afghanistan.
Titolo autorizzato: Connecting histories in Afghanistan  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8047-7777-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789533903321
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Serie: ACLS Gutenberg-e series.