The Indian princes and their states

"Although the princes of India have been caricatured as Oriental despots and British stooges, Barbara Ramusack's study argues that the British did not create the princes. On the contrary, many were consummate politicians who exercised considerable degrees of autonomy until the integration...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ramusack, Barbara N. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2004.
Colección:The new Cambridge history of India ; 3, 6.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3838372x*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Indian princes and British imperialism
  • Princely states prior to 1800
  • The British construction of indirect rule
  • The theory and experience of indirect rule in colonial India
  • Princes as men, women, rulers, patrons, and Oriental stereotypes
  • Princely states : administrative and economic structures
  • Princely states : society and politics
  • Federation or integration?