Description

The North-West Frontier (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa): Essays on History

UPC: 9780190707903

Product Features

Author: Sultan-i-Rome
Publisher: Oxford University Press Pakistan
Series: Oxford Pakistan Paperbacks
Edition: Second Revised Edition
ISBN: 978-0190707903
Format: Paperback
508 Pages
Language: English

Overview

A comprehensive historical examination of the North-West Frontier (now Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) region, covering its geography, people, and significant historical developments. The book explores various aspects including Pukhtun origins, their code of life (Pukhtu), British occupation, the Durand Line Agreement, constitutional developments, and influential movements and leaders in the region's history.

The book covers a variety of topics about the Frontier (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) and its people. It outlines the geography of the province and describes the three major theories about the origin of the Pukhtuns and recounts the Pukhtun code of life―Pukhtu. The author discusses the area's occupation by the Britons in 1849 and examines the Durand Line Agreement (1893), along with its pros and cons. From the uprising against the British in the tribal belt in 1897, the book moves to the formation of the province in 1901 and covers the related constitutional developments. The book discusses the role of the Khudayi Khidmatgar Movement, the Muslim League in the province, and the 1947 referendum. It also analyses the administrative apparatus that prevailed in the erstwhile tribal areas and describes the political careers and educational services of Sahibzadah Abdul Qayyum and Abdul Ghaffar Khan. These various themes and issues―placed in their geo-political, strategic, and historical contexts―present a comprehensive overview in this well-researched book by one of the top scholars of the country in the discipline of history.

Sultan-i-Rome is a life member of the Pakistan Historical Society and a sitting member of its Executive Committee. He is the author of more than fifty research articles in academic journals, books, anthologies, and proceedings, and two working papers.

Interesting Facts

Written by one of Pakistan's leading historians
Covers the period from British occupation (1849) through the 1947 referendum
Examines three major theories about Pukhtun origins
Analyzes the Khudayi Khidmatgar Movement
Details the role of Muslim League in the province
Discusses the administrative structure of tribal areas
Features profiles of significant leaders like Sahibzadah Abdul Qayyum and Abdul Ghaffar Khan