Back to the future : the Khanate of Kalat and the genesis of Baloch nationalism, 1915-1955 / Martin Axmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Axmann, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Pakistan--Balochistān--History.

Nationalism.

History.

Kalat (Princely State)--Kings and rulers.

Kalat (Princely State).

Balochistān (Pakistan)--Politics and government--20th century.

Balochistān (Pakistan).

Pakistan--Balochistān.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 336 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

The study investigates the genesis of Baloch nationalism during the first half of the twentieth century, analyses the emergence of a Baloch national movement, and sets it in relation to the rise of an Indian and Muslim Indian (Pakistan) national movement in British India during that time. The study portrays the decline and disintegration of the Baloch khanate of Kalat during the last decades of British rule, analyses Kalat's lack of integration but increasing attachment to British Indian affairs, and summarizes the colonial legacy of Balochistan in respect of political, administrative, and constitutional development. It investigates the emergence of a royalist movement around the figure of the khan of Kalat, and discusses his attempt to turn back time and revert to Balochistan's pre-colonial status. It probes into the coincident rise of a Baloch nationalist movement, and analyses the political and cultural framework of an emerging Baloch national identity. It traces the political demands of Baloch nationalist pioneers, and looks for interrelations with the Muslim nationalist and the Baloch royalist movements. It ascertains the emergence of a Baloch national movement as the outcome of the historical and political circumstances during the British withdrawal from India, and portrays the evolution of Baloch national identity as a reaction to the territorial, political, and cultural inclusion on the side of the All India Muslim League and the Pakistan movement.

Contents:

1 The Conceptual Framework: Nations and Nationalism 1

2 The Historical Framework: Balochistan and the Khanate of Kalat 18

3 Wind of Change: Balochistan and Kalat between the World Wars 42

4 The Second World War and Post-War Dreams: Princely India and the Khanate of Kalat 129

5 The Birth of a Nation: Balochistan and Kalat at the Dawn of Independence 140

6 The Death of a State: Accession to Pakistan and its Aftermath 190.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [302]-315) and index.

ISBN:

9780195476453

019547645X

OCLC:

216938507