About the Book: Frontiers into Borders : Defining South Asia States, 17571857
The contemporary status of the eight South Asian nations was determined by the
creation of the British Indian empire and the process of decolonization. This
book by the late Ainslie T. Embree is an insightful exploration of how the
boundaries of these states were created between 1757 and 1857. During these one
hundred years, political and military developments in the Indian subcontinent
made a significant impact upon the definition of borders as they (almost) exist
today. The narrative begins after Aurangzebs death, when vast areas of the
Mughal Empire were taken over by regional