The Insecurity State


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A provocative examination of how the British colonial experience in India was shaped by chronic unease, anxiety, and insecurity.




Hajj across Empires


Book Description

A highly original new history of Muslim political culture across the Indian Ocean from 1739 to 1857. Examining South Asian connections with the Middle East, Rishad Choudhury draws on research in multilingual sources and archives to reveal the imperial entanglements of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.