The Princes of India in the Endgame of Empire, 1917-1947

Zusammenfassung Ian Copland's fascinating study of the role played by the Indian princes in the devolution of British colonial power rehabilitates the maharajas and nawabs of South Asia as subjects for serious historical debate. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The making of Indian India; 2. The shackles of paramountcy; 3. A vision splendid; 4. The princes and the diehards; 5. On the edge of the abyss; 6. Indian summer; 7. Fin de siècle; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Copland
• Assisted by: Christopher Alan Bayly (Editor), Rajnarayan Chandavarkar (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521894364
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89436-4
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 232 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian Hi
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous