Description
| Product ID: | 9781526167859 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Studies in Imperialism |
| Title: | Conquering the Maharajas |
| Subtitle: | India’S Princely States and the End of Empire, 1930–50 |
| Authors: | Author: Harrison Akins |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, History, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation and independence, Political structure and processes, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Colonialism & imperialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Political structure & processes, India, British Empire, 20th century |
| Description: | Conquering the maharajas demonstrates that the political and military clashes between the Indian and Pakistani governments and the princely states, a legacy of the layered sovereignty of British indirect rule in India, was a product of the competing ideas of state sovereignty leading up to and following the transfer of power in 1947. -- . Conquering the maharajas demonstrates that the political and military clashes between the Indian and Pakistani governments and the princely states, a legacy of the layered sovereignty of British indirect rule in India, was a product of the competing ideas of state sovereignty leading up to and following the transfer of power in 1947. |
| Imprint Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Manchester University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-06-06 |