CONTENTS: List of Illustrations, Acknowledgements, Preface: A Personal Journey into the History of Kutch, Prologue: Flowers of the Sun, Introduction: Kutch’s Distinctive Culture and Identity, SECTION I: CULTURE, CRAFTS AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF KUTCH c.1740–1870: 1. Shared Land, Shared Culture: Kutch, Sindh and the River Indus, 2. Maharao Lakhpatji and the Promotion of Arts and Crafts in Kutch c.1740–1780, 3. Jamadar Fateh Mahomed and British Ambitions in Kutch c.1780–1820, 4. Political Manoeuvres and Geographical Explorations in Kutch c.1820–1870, 5. Maritime Trade and the Port-Towns of Kutch c.1820–1870, SECTION II: KUTCH IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD c.1870–2020: 6. Kutchi Crafts and the International Market c.1870–1910, 7. Kutch and the Nationalist Movement c.1910–1950, 8. A New Order: Kutch c.1950–2000, 9. Transforming Adversity: The Earthquake and its Aftermath, 2001–2020, Conclusion: Preserving the Diverse and Distinct, Bibliography, Index.