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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    01 October 2009
    31 January 1992
    ISBN:
    9780511563201
    9780521405300
    9780521522984
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511563201
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.438kg, 200 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.3kg, 200 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Area Studies, South Asian History, Asian Studies, History, Regional History after 1500
    Series:
    Cambridge South Asian Studies (50)
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, South Asian History, Asian Studies, History, Regional History after 1500
    Series:
    Cambridge South Asian Studies (50)
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    In this book, Dr Sarah Ansari examines the system of political control constructed by the British in Sind between 1843 and 1947. In particular, she explores the part of the local Muslim elite, the pirs or hereditary sufi saints. Using a wealth of historical material and in depth interviews, the author looks at the development of the institution of the pir, its power base and the mechanics of the system of control into which the pirs were drawn. The overall success of the political system depended on the willingness of the elite to participate and Dr Ansari argues that it did indeed work in Sind. This enabled the British to govern while allowing the pirs to adapt to colonial rule, and later independence, without serious damage to their interests. The author demonstrates that only in the heightened nationalist atmosphere of the 1940s did the system break down.

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    "Overall, scholars will find much in Ansari's work on Sufi saints and state power in Sind to incorporate into larger theoretical frameworks about imperialism or the history of South Asia." Michael H. Fisher, American Historical Review

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