Indian Borderland, 1880-1900

Klappentext This work of 1901 describes the geography and border disputes of the north-west frontier, including the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Zusammenfassung An English geographer of great distinction, Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich (1843–1929) is best remembered as Superintendent of Frontier Surveys in British India. His work in determining the Afghan frontier earned him the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, and this book of 1901 describes that undertaking. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. First phase of the Afghan War of 1879-80; 2. The second phase of the Afghan War of 1879-80; 3. Waziristan; 4. The Takht-i-Suliman; 5. The Russo-Afghan Boundary Commission; 6. The Russo-Afghan Boundary Commission; 7. The Russo-Afghan Boundary Commission; 8. Developments in Baluchistan; 9. Southern Baluchistan and Persian Gulf; 10. The 'Durand' boundary; 11. Kunar Valley; 12. Kafirstan; 13. Pamirs; 14. Perso-Baluch boundary; 15. North-west frontier; 16. Tirah; 17. Conclusion; Appendix; Index.

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• Authors: Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Holdich Thomas Hungerford
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.04.2012
• EAN: 9781108046220
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04622-0
• No. of pages: 462
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / General