Princely India Re-imagined: a Historical Anthropology of Mysore from 1799 to the present

India's Princely States covered nearly 40 per cent of the Indian subcontinent at the time of Indian independence, and they collapsed after the departure of the British. This book provides a chronological analysis of the Princely State in colonial times and its post-colonial legacies. Focusing o...

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Main Author: Ikegame, Aya (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Series:Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian Studies Series
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:India's Princely States covered nearly 40 per cent of the Indian subcontinent at the time of Indian independence, and they collapsed after the departure of the British. This book provides a chronological analysis of the Princely State in colonial times and its post-colonial legacies. Focusing on one of the largest and most important of these states, the Princely State of Mysore, it offers a novel interpretation and thorough investigation of the relationship of king and subject in South Asia. The book argues that the denial of political and economic power to the king, especially after
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (233 Seiten)
ISBN:0203102258
1136239103
9780203102251
9781136239106

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