Punjab and the great game

dc.contributor.authorSingh, Maninderjit
dc.contributor.supervisorVarghese, Vijay
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-30T05:10:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-30T06:09:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T06:59:33Z
dc.date.available2018-08-30T05:10:38Z
dc.date.available2018-08-30T06:09:24Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T06:59:33Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe conquest of the Punjab, its induction into the British Indian Empire and its transformation as the jewel of British crown, model agrarian province and sword arm of India is part of the eventful phenomenon of establishing British colonialism over the Indian sub-continent, alongside the British maneuvers to protect its borders from imminent attacks from across the north western frontier. This exploratory research 'Punjab and the Great Game' is an effort to bring out the significance of Punjab as a strategic region, being geographically situated near to theatre of Great Game, in Anglo-Russian rivalry for commercial dominance in Central Asia and political primacy in Afghanistan by unraveling the intricacies related to it. Generally, in the history of empires, buffer states and smaller regions often receive scant individuated consideration as they are submerged in the narratives of empire. The present research by using the optic of great game attempts to understand the trajectory of tensions in the border region, and tries to foreground the implication and transformations of Punjab in this new lighten_US
dc.identifier.accessionnoT00029
dc.identifier.citationSingh, Maninderjit (2012) Punjab and the great gameen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://kr.cup.edu.in/handle/32116/1750
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCentral University of Punjaben_US
dc.subjectGreat Gameen_US
dc.subjectNorth-Western Frontieren_US
dc.subjectCis-Sutlejen_US
dc.titlePunjab and the great gameen_US
dc.typeMphil Dissertationen_US

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