| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-255) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the historical location and conceptual framing of Afghanistan -- Financing the Kabul produce -- Contracting nomadic carriage for an aquatic agenda -- Fiscal instability and state revenue reformulation during the first British occupation -- Capital concentrations and coordinations : Peshawar subsidies and Kabul workshops -- New state texts and old commercial flows -- Mutual evasion between Afghanistan and the global marketplace -- Conclusion : deflecting colonial canons and cannons : alternate routes to knowing Afghanistan. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Afghanistan -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century.
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Afghanistan. |
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Commerce. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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Politics and government. |
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Afghanistan -- Commerce -- India -- History -- 19th century.
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India. |
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India -- Commerce -- Afghanistan -- History -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Commerce -- Asia.
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Great Britain. |
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Asia. |
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General. |
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Colonies. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports. |
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British colonies. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hanifi, Shah Mahmoud. Connecting histories in Afghanistan. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2011, ©2008 9780804774116 (DLC) 2010043063 (OCoLC)670248308 |
| ISBN |
9780804777773 (electronic book) |
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0804777772 (electronic book) |
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9780804774116 |
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0804774110 |
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