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Description

1. xiii, 302 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "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."--BOOK JACKET.

Series statement

1. Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 2

Uniform title

1. Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 2.

Subject

1. 1765-1947
2. 15.75 history of Asia
3. Kings and rulers
4. Politics and government
5. Fürst
6. Dekolonisatie
7. Imperialisme
8. Prinsen
9. Princes > Inde > Histoire > 1900-1945
10. Rois et souverains > Inde
11. Geschichte 1917-1947
12. India > Politics and government > 1919-1947
13. India > Kings and rulers
14. India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947
15. India
16. Indien
17. Inde > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
18. Inde > Politique et gouvernement > 1919-1947

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. 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.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Note

1. Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-297) and index.