The Indian princes and their states / Barbara N. Ramusack. [electronic resource]
The Indian princes and their states / Barbara N. Ramusack. [electronic resource]
The Indian princes and their states / Barbara N. Ramusack. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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BOOK
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English
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1 online resource (xiv, 309 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Indian princes and British imperialism -- Princely state 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 str...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
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 disintegration of the princely states after independence. Ramusack's synt...
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The Indian princes and their states / Barbara N. Ramusack. [electronic resource]
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BOOK
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The new Cambridge history of India ; III, 6
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
"Bibliographical essay": p. 281-293.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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74VKVZRODQ83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZRODQ83
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ISBN
0-511-16588-9
1-107-14139-7
0-521-05602-0
1-139-05396-5
1-280-43750-2
0-511-16555-2
0-511-16501-3
0-511-16421-1
0-511-31257-1
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954.03
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991023970899702626
