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The book covers a variety of topics about the Frontier (Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) such as: geography; three major theories of the origin of the Pukhtuns; occupation by the Britons (1849); pros and cons of the Durand Line Agreement (1893); uprising against the British (1897); formation of the province in 1901; constitutional developments; role of the Khudayi Khidmatgar Movement; 1947 referendum; administrative apparatus in the erstwhile tribal areas; political careers and educational services of Sahibzadah Abdul Qayyum and Abdul Ghaffar Khan. These various themes and issuesplaced in their geo-political, strategic, and historical contextspresent a comprehensive overview in this well-researched book.

There is very little about Swat, from the said perspectives, that cannot be learned from reading this book. Beginning with details of its nomenclature and geography, the book continues with covering and thoroughly examining and discussing the prehistory and protohistoric periods of Swat, different aspects of Alexander of Macedonia's invasion, the period from the Mauryas to the Hindu Shahis, religious perspective of Swat, Muslims' occupation and pre-Yusufzi's period,the Yusufzi's occupation, their social system and mode of ruling, the Mughals and Swat, Khushal Khan Khattak and Swat, the period from 1707 till 1915 CE, and the Kuhistan. The present volume details the above topics and themes in the regional, international, geopolitical and strategic contexts of theperiods concerned.