The Indian princes and their states /
Barbara N. Ramusack.
- South Asia edition.
- xiv, 309 pages : photograph ; 23 cm.
- The New Cambridge history of India ; III. 6. .
- New Cambridge history of India ; III. 6. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-293) and index.
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 structures -- Princely states : society and politics -- Federation or integration?
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India--Kings and rulers India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947. India--Politics and government--1765-1947