Taming the Imperial Imagination - Colonial Knowledge, International Relations, Anglo Afghan Encounter,

A new perspective on empire, international relations and foreign policy through attention to British colonial knowledge on Afghanistan from 1808 to 1878.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I. Knowledge: 1. Early European explorers of Afghanistan; 2. Knowledge entrepreneurs; Part II. Policy: 3. 'Information ... information': Anglo-Afghan relations in the 1830s; 4. Contestation and closure: rationalising the Afghan polity; Part III. Exception: 5. The emergence of a violent geography, 1842-53; 6. Overcoming exception, 1853-7; 7. 'Science' and sentiment: the era of frontier management, 1857-78; Conclusion.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Martin J. Bayly is an LSE Fellow in Contemporary International Relations Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Martin J Bayly, Martin J. Bayly, Martin J. (London School of Economics and P Bayly, Martin J. (London School of Economics and Political Science) Bayly, Bayly Martin J.
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 25.07.2018
• EAN: 9781107542679
• ISBN: 978-1-107-54267-9
• Seiten: 350
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Neuzeit bis 1918; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Vergleichende und internationale Politikwissenschaft; Afghanistan, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Colonialism and imperialism, African History