Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Frontier policy: the imperial problem; 2. Frontier policy: the local problem; 3. Ethnic considerations; 4. Tribal distribution and characteristics; 5. The forward policy in the 'nineties; 6. Lord Curzon's frontier policy and the formation of the North-West frontier province, 1901; 7. The Mahsud blockade, 1900–2; 8. Relations with the Afridis and the Mohmands, 1989–1908; 9. The Afghan problem, 1890–1908; 10. Summary of policy and concluding remarks; Appendix A. Select bibliography; Appendix B. Frontier expeditions, 1849–90; Appendix C. Anthropometric data; Appendix D. Tribal organization; Appendix E. Glossary; Appendix F. Islam and toleration; Index.

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First published in 1932, this book presents a historical study of the problems associated with controlling the 'North-West Frontier' region of British India.