Description: Conquering the Maharajas : India’s Princely States and the End of Empire, 1930–50, Hardcover by Akins, Harrison, ISBN 1526167859, ISBN-13 9781526167859, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The position of India’s princely states is a relatively under-studied aspect of the British withdrawal from India and the early years of Indian and Pakistani independence. Far from playing second fiddle to events in the British Indian provinces, the princely states played an integral role in the transfer of power in 1947. Under the British Raj, the princely states were politically autonomous, and the rulers of each state had to be cajoled and, in some cases, forced to accede to India or Pakistan. The princes’ commitment to preserving their sovereignty not only threatened the territorial integrity of both South Asian countries but brought them to the brink of war on multiple occasions. Conquering the maharajas tells the often overlooked history of Princely India through the tumultuous end of empire in South Asia and the early years of Indian and Pakistani independence.
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Book Title: Conquering the Maharajas : India’s Princely States and the End of
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Conquering the Maharajas : India's Princely States and the End of Empire, 1930-50
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Subject: Modern / 20th Century, Asia / India & South Asia, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2023
Item Weight: 20.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Author: Harrison Akins
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Studies in Imperialism Ser.
Format: Hardcover
