Kingship and Colonialism in India''s Deccan - 1850-1948

Zusatztext "Cohen has made a major contribution to South Indian history with this first book... Well researched and well written... Highly recommended." - CHOICE Informationen zum Autor BENJAMIN COHEN is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Utah, USA. He teaches courses on South Asia and Asian history. Klappentext Rejecting simplified notions of 'civilizational clashes'! this book argues for a new perspective on Hindu! Muslim! and colonial power relations in India. Using archival sources from London! Delhi! and Hyderabad! the book makes use of interviews! private family records and princely-colonial records uncovered outside of the archival repositories. Zusammenfassung Rejecting simplified notions of 'civilizational clashes'! this book argues for a new perspective on Hindu! Muslim! and colonial power relations in India. Using archival sources from London! Delhi! and Hyderabad! the book makes use of interviews! private family records and princely-colonial records uncovered outside of the archival repositories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter One: At the Edge of Empire Chapter Two: Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Moneylenders Chapter Three: Turbans, Titles and Tigers: Symbols of Rulership Chapter Four: The Court of Wards in Hyderabad Chapter Five: The Death of Kings, the Birth of a Nation Epilogue

Table des matières

Introduction Chapter One: At the Edge of Empire Chapter Two: Soldiers, Mercenaries, and Moneylenders Chapter Three: Turbans, Titles and Tigers: Symbols of Rulership Chapter Four: The Court of Wards in Hyderabad Chapter Five: The Death of Kings, the Birth of a Nation Epilogue

Commentaire

"Cohen has made a major contribution to South Indian history with this first book... Well researched and well written... Highly recommended." - CHOICE

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: B Cohen, B. Cohen
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 05.02.2016
• EAN: 9781349535101
• ISBN: 978-1-349-53510-1
• Pages: 247
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques; B, Sociology of Religion, Asia, Religion & beliefs, Politics & government, History of Religion, Religious issues & debates, Asian History, Sociology & anthropology, Palgrave History Collection, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Religion—History, Religion and sociology, Asia—History, Social Aspects of Religion, colonialism;death;India