Ruling the Savage Periphery: Frontier Governance and the Making of the Modern State - Hardcoverby Benjamin D. Hopkins (Author) A provocative case that "failed states" along the periphery of today's international system are the intended result of nineteenth century colonial design. From the Afghan frontier with British India to the pampas of Argentina to the deserts of Arizona, nineteenth century empires drew borders with an eye toward placing indigenous people just on the edge of the interior. They were too nomadic and communal to incorporate