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<p>Annexation and the Unhappy Valley: The Historical Anthropology of Sindh’s Colonization addresses the nineteenth century expansion and consolidation of British colonial power in the Sindh region of South Asia. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach and employs a finegrained nuanced and situated reading of multiple agents and their actions. It explores how the political and administrative incorporation of territory (i.e. annexation) by East India Company informs the conversion of intracultural distinctions into sociohistorical conflicts among the colonized and colonizers. The book focuses on colonial direct rule rather than the more commonly studied indirect rule of South Asia. It socioculturally explores how agents perspectives and intentions vary—both within and across regions—to impact the actions and structures of colonial governance. About the Author Matthew A. Cook Ph.D. (2007) in Sociocultural Anthropology Columbia University is Professor of South Asian and Postcolonial Studies at North Carolina Central University. His research focuses on the history and anthropology of South Asia Sindh and colonialism. His previous publications include: Willoughby’s Minute: Treaty of Nownahar Fraud and British Sindh (Oxford University Press 2013) Observing Sindh: Selected Reports of Edward Paterson Del Hoste (Oxford University Press 2008) and with Michel Boivin Interpreting the Sindhi World: Essays on Society and History (Oxford University Press 2010).</p>
