The Princes of India in the Endgame of Empire, 1917-1947

ISBN-13: 9780521571791 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 318 str.

Ian Copland

Opis

Ian Copland's fascinating study of the role played by the Indian princes in the devolution of British colonial power rehabilitates the maharajahs and nawabs of South Asia as subjects for serious historical debate. The author goes on to chart their political demise under the successor congress government in New Delhi, and asks how and why it happened so quickly. The book will add a new dimension to the political history of later colonial India, and will also impact upon the wider history of the twentieth-century British Empire.

Recenzje

' … in terms of scholastic achievement it is a work of worth … This book will throw scholarly light on the late colonial period, which is critical to the understanding of India's history.' The Telegraph

Spis treści

Introduction; 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.