The princes of India in the endgame of empire, 1917-1947 / Ian Copland.

By:

Copland, Ian, 1943-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 2.Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511004427
9780511004421
9780511583292
051158329X
9780521571791
0521571790
9780521894364
0521894360

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Princes of India in the endgame of empire, 1917-1947.DDC classification:

954.03 20

LOC classification:

DS480.45 .C69 1997eb

Other classification:

15.75

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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

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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.

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