The princes of India in the endgame of empire, 1917-1947
Copland, Ian.
The princes of India in the endgame of empire, 1917-1947 / Ian Copland. - , Cambridge :Cambridge University Press , 1997. - xiii, 302 pages : 24cm.
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
Ian Copland's comprehensive and fascinating 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 players 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 after independence under the successor Congress government in New Delhi. The study adds a new dimension to the political history of late colonial India, and has implications for the wider history of the twentieth-century British Empire
9780521894364
Zafaa Books & Distributors : 313/56F, Anand Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi- 110035
History
Kings and rulers
Inde Politique et gouvernement 1919-1947
Politics and government
India Kings and rulers
954.03 COP
The princes of India in the endgame of empire, 1917-1947 / Ian Copland. - , Cambridge :Cambridge University Press , 1997. - xiii, 302 pages : 24cm.
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
Ian Copland's comprehensive and fascinating 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 players 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 after independence under the successor Congress government in New Delhi. The study adds a new dimension to the political history of late colonial India, and has implications for the wider history of the twentieth-century British Empire
9780521894364
Zafaa Books & Distributors : 313/56F, Anand Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi- 110035
History
Kings and rulers
Inde Politique et gouvernement 1919-1947
Politics and government
India Kings and rulers
954.03 COP
