Conquering the Maharajas

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Conquering the Maharajas

India'S Princely States and the End of Empire, 1930-50

Akins, Harrison

Manchester University Press

06/2023

304

Dura

Inglês

9781526167859

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction: Conquering the maharajas
1 British paramountcy and the princely states
2 The nationalist movement and the princely states
3 The All-India Federation, or the first failed accession
4 The debates over India's constitutional future
5 The princes' resistance to accession
6 Jammu and Kashmir: 'The Switzerland of the East'
7 Hyderabad: The Nizam's gambit
8 Junagadh: Between the sea and a hard place
9 Kalat: Pakistan's frontier challenge
Conclusion: The false promise of autonomy -- .
decolonization; indirect rule; Jawaharlal Nehru; layered sovereignty; Louis Mountbatten; postcolonial governance; Sardar Patel; state violence; Suzerain governance; transfer of power