Back to the Future: The Khanate of Qalat and the Genesis of Baloch Nationalism by Martin Axmann

This book investigates the genesis of Baluch nationalism during the first half of the twentieth century, analyzes the emergence of a Baluch national movement, and sets it into 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 Baluch khanate of Kalat during the last decades of British rule, analyzes Kalat’s lack of integration but increasing attachment to British Indian affairs, and summarizes the colonial legacy of Baluchistan in respect of political, administrative and constitutional development. It investigates the khan of Kalat’s attempt to turn back time and revert to Baluchistan’s pre-colonial status.