Author: Ian CoplandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
The British Raj and the Indian Princes
Author: Ian CoplandThe Indian Princes and their States
Author: Barbara N. RamusackPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139449087
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
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 synthesis has a broad temporal span, tracing the evolution of the Indian kings from their pre-colonial origins to their roles as clients in the British colonial system. The book breaks ground in its integration of political and economic developments in the major princely states with the shifting relationships between the princes and the British. It represents a major contribution, both to British imperial history in its analysis of the theory and practice of indirect rule, and to modern South Asian history, as a portrait of the princes as politicians and patrons of the arts.
The Indian Princes and the British Raj
Author: Eric Armour BeecroftPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
The Princes of India in the Endgame of Empire, 1917-1947
Author: Ian CoplandPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521894364
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A fascinating study of the role played by the Indian princes in the devolution of British colonial power.
The British Raj and the Indian Princes
Author: Jan CoplandThe Lion and the Tiger
Author: Denis JuddPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192803580
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An authoritative and lively account of the long and controversial history of the British in India, from the foundation of the East India Company in 1600; to Ghandi's innovative leadership of the increasingly militant Indian Nationalist movement: and finally to Lord Mountbatten's 'swift surgeryof partition', leaving behind the Independent states of India and Pakistan.Against this epic backdrop, Judd explores the consequences of British control for both Indians and the British in India.What was the effect on their daily lives, and on the lives they were effectively controlling? Were the British intent on development or exploitation? Were they a 'civilizing'force? Easy answers are avoided, and difficult questions provoked in this fascinating book.
The British in India
Author: David GilmourPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374116857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
An immersive portrait of the lives of the British in India, from the seventeenth century to Independence Who of the British went to India, and why? We know about Kipling and Forster, Orwell and Scott, but what of the youthful forestry official, the enterprising boxwallah, the fervid missionary? What motivated them to travel halfway around the globe, what lives did they lead when they got there, and what did they think about it all? Full of spirited, illuminating anecdotes drawn from long-forgotten memoirs, correspondence, and government documents, The British in India weaves a rich tapestry of the everyday experiences of the Britons who found themselves in “the jewel in the crown” of the British Empire. David Gilmour captures the substance and texture of their work, home, and social lives, and illustrates how these transformed across the several centuries of British presence and rule in the subcontinent, from the East India Company’s first trading station in 1615 to the twilight of the Raj and Partition and Independence in 1947. He takes us through remote hill stations, bustling coastal ports, opulent palaces, regimented cantonments, and dense jungles, revealing the country as seen through British eyes, and wittily reveling in all the particular concerns and contradictions that were a consequence of that limited perspective. The British in India is a breathtaking accomplishment, a vivid and balanced history written with brio, elegance, and erudition.
Lives of the Indian Princes
Author: Charles AllenPublisher: BPI Publishing
ISBN: 8186982051
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This book on the picturesque lifestyle of the erstwhile Indian princes and maharajas is now available in a revised Indian edition. The princes may have become mere citizens but the enchantment remains
Raj
Author: Lawrence JamesPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312263829
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
From the critically acclaimed author of "The Rise and Fall of the British Empire" comes an unapologetic revisionist history of British rule in India. James recounts the twists and turns of imperialism and independence with a wealth of new material. 8-page photo insert.
The Last Resident
Author: Shahzad RizviPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 9781300696292
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
British diplomat Nigel adores India and its culture, but not his spoiled wife, Pamela. Instead, he has fallen hopelessly in love with Mehru, a married Muslim princess. When Pamela is murdered, Nigel is imprisoned as the prime suspect, but did he do it? The only one who could help free Nigel is the state's brilliant Jewish prime minister, but he, too, is in prison!