The Army in India and the Development of Frontier Warfare, 1849-1947
Title | The Army in India and the Development of Frontier Warfare, 1849-1947 PDF eBook |
Author | T. Moreman |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 282 |
Release | 1998-08-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 023037462X |
This comprehensive study is the first scholarly account explaining how the British and Indian armies adapted to the peculiar demands of fighting an irregular tribal opponent in the mountainous no-man's-land between India and Afghanistan. It does so by discussing how a tactical doctrine of frontier fighting was developed and 'passed on' to succeeding generations of soldiers. As this book conclusively demonstrates this form of colonial warfare always exerted a powerful influence on the organisation, equipment, training and ethos of the Army in India.
The Return of a King
Title | The Return of a King PDF eBook |
Author | William Dalrymple |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 609 |
Release | 2013-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1408818302 |
In 1839 18,000 British troops marched into Afghanistan. Three years later, only one man emerged to tell the tale.. A towering history of the first Afghan war by bestselling historian William Dalrymple.
Ahmadis
Title | Ahmadis PDF eBook |
Author | Antonio R. Gualtieri |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | 209 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0773527370 |
Table of Contents The Ahmadis : Community, Gender, and Politics in a Muslim Society by Gualtieri, Antonio Terms of Use Introduction: Tradition and Modernity p. vii 1 Setting the Scene p. 5 Part 1 Community 2 Piety and Religious Practice in Rabwah p. 19 3 Social Life and Institutions p. 38 Part 2 Gender 4 Purdah and Vocation p. 77 Part 3 Politics 5 Islam, Politics, and the Ahmadis p. 113 6 Harassment and Persecution p. 133 Conclusion p. 155 Afterword p. 157 Acknowledgments p. 159 Glossary p. 161 Appendix 1 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, 1835-1908, Founder of Ahmadiyyat p. 169 Appendix 2 The Khalifa on Purdah p. 173 Appendix 3 The Ahmadis as Crypto-Zionists p. 179 Bibliography p. 185 Index p. 189 Copyright ® 2011 R.R. Bowker LLC. All Rights Reserved. Summary The Ahmadis : Community, Gender, and Politics in a Muslim Society by Gualtieri, Antonio Terms of use Ahmadi Muslims are in a minority wherever they live. They are strongly committed to supernatural revelation and governance by the divine. They maintain exacting standards of authority, family life, and relations between the sexes. They are despised by Muslim fundamentalists. They have endured hostility, imprisonment, and mob violence. However, in this sequel to his previous work with the Ahmadi, Gualtieri (religion emeritus, Carlton U.) finds they seek to maintain their identity and remain apart, even amongst the Sunni in Pakistan. Gualtieri includes new interviews with elders, families, and women seeking education, examines the conditions of Ahmadi communities after 9/11, and their continued rejection of modernity in any aspect of their lives. He also examines some of the charges their enemies have leveled at them, including Zionism, and the very limited hope that they ever be allowed a state of their own in Pakistan as an indigenous people. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Copyright ® 2011 R.R. Bowker LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Lords of the Khyber
Title | Lords of the Khyber PDF eBook |
Author | André Singer |
Publisher | London ; Boston : Faber and Faber |
Total Pages | 234 |
Release | 1984-01-01 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 9780571117963 |
Recounts the British attempts to conquer the Pushtuns of Afghanistan and offers profiles of the tribal leaders and their British foes
The Speaker
Title | The Speaker PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 908 |
Release | 1898 |
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Asiaweek
Title | Asiaweek PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1078 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN |
History Today
Title | History Today PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Quennell |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 846 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Electronic journals |
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