The Princes of India in the Endgame of Empire, 1917 1947
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ISBN-13:
9780521571791
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
02.07.2010
Seiten:
318
Autor:
Ian Copland
Gewicht:
671 g
Format:
235x157x23 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Ian Copland's comprehensive and meticulously researched study of the role played by the Indian princes, the maharajas and nawabs of South Asia, in the devolution of British colonial power is long overdue. By rehabilitating the princes as subjects of serious historical study, the author demonstrates that, far from being puppets under the control of the British, they were in fact significant actors on the Indian political stage in the inter-war period. He goes on to explain how and why an order so deep-rooted, and outwardly so strong, collapsed so quickly under the successor Congress government in New Delhi. The book will add a new dimension to the political history of late colonial India, and will also impact upon the wider history of the twentieth-century British empire.
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.
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