Author: Punjab (India)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Punjab (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Punjab District Gazetteers: Montgomery district, 1933
Author: Punjab (India)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Punjab (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Punjab District Gazetteers: Montgomery district
Author: Punjab (Pakistan)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Punjab (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Proceedings - Punjab History Conference
Author: The Punjab Under Imperialism, 1885-1947
Author: Imran AliPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400859581
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The Punjab--an area now divided between Pakistan and India--experienced significant economic growth under British rule from the second half of the nineteenth century. This expansion was founded on the construction of an extensive network of canals in the western parts of the province. The ensuing agricultural settlement transformed the previously barren area into one of the most important regions of commercial agriculture in South Asia. Nevertheless, Imran Ali argues that colonial strategy distorted the development of what came to be called the "bread basket" of the Indian subcontinent. This comprehensive survey of British rule in the Punjab demonstrates that colonial policy making led to many of the socio-economic and political problems currently plaguing Pakistan and Indian Punjab. Subordinating developmental goals to its political and military imperatives, the colonial state cooperated with the dominant social classes, the members of which became the major beneficiaries of agricultural colonization. Even while the rulers tried to use the vast resources of the Punjab to advance imperial purposes, they were themselves being used by their collaborators to advance implacable private interests. Such processes effectively retarded both nationalism and social change and resulted in the continued backwardness of the region even after the departure of the British. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Ruling Through Education
Author: Tim AllenderPublisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9781932705706
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Tracing the history of colonial education in the Punjab, the large province of Hindustan divided today between India and Pakistan, this book argues that the British-controlled system of colonial education in Hindustan failed well before the national movement challenged foreign educational practice in the early twentieth century. Drawing on extensive archival research in Great Britain, India and Pakistan, Allender shows how the early ideas of British officials generated a highly imaginative village system of schooling. Attempting to accommodate local language and religious sensitivities, this broad-based scheme offered possibilities to improve the lot of village boys. The revolt of 1857, and a well-meaning crusade against female infanticide, prompted officials to drop this scheme and to content themselves with city based schools. Christian missionary tensions with the government over their evangelising agenda also meant that their focus on poor students was limited to a mere 17 years. These developments helped to create a strong indigenous voice for educational innovations and change, notably represented in the Arya Samaj. In 1882, the Hunter Commission marked a recognition over the previous 30 years made it impossible for them to reach the general population with an effective European-led scheme of education.
Punjab District and State Gazetteers
Author: Gazetteer of the Montgomery District
Author: Punjab District Gazetteers
Author: Extracts from the District & States Gazetteers of the Punjab, Pakistan
Author: Moral Conduct and Authority
Author: Barbara Daly MetcalfPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520046603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"The essays in this volume explore adab, the Muslim ideal of the harmonious life of a person who knows the proper relationship to God, to others, and to oneself, and who, as a result, plays a special role among his or her fellows."--Jacket.