Abstract
What has been the role of 'local collaborators' in creating and sustaining European colonial empires? In this book, Dr Sarah Ansari addresses this question by examining the system of political control constructed by the British in Sind between 1843 and 1947. In particular, she explores the part of the local Muslim religious elite, the pirs or hereditary sufi saints, who had long acted as mediators between rulers and the ordinary people of the region.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Cambridge |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Number of pages | 200 |
ISBN (Print) | ISBN 0-521-40530-0, ISBN-10: 0521522986; ISBN-13: 978-0521522984 |
Publication status | Published - 1992 |