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The princes of India in the endgame of empire, 1917-1947

Title: The princes of India in the endgame of empire, 1917-1947 / Ian Copland.
Author: Copland, Ian, 1943-
Publication: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.

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Description

xiii, 302 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"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

Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 2

Uniform Title

Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 2.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Note

Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

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

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.

ISBN

0521571790
9780521571791

LCCN

96018313

OCLC

ocm34604264
34604264
SCSB-9201028

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library