The Indian Princes and their States (The New Cambridge History of India) - Softcover

Ramusack, Barbara N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521039894 ISBN 13: 9780521039895

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Barbara Ramusack describes the pre-colonial origins of the Indian princes, frequently portrayed as synonymous with oriental luxury, and how they adapted their public activities and personal lifestyles to survive as political leaders and cultural icons. Their collaboration enabled the British to govern India with relatively limited manpower from the late 1790s to 1947. The book is intended for students of colonial history and visitors to the princely states.

About this title

Book Description:

Barbara Ramusack's book provides a broad-ranging overview of the princes of India. Frequently portrayed as synonymous with oriental luxury, the author describes the pre-colonial origins of these kings, and how they adapted their public activities and personal lifestyles in order to survive as political leaders and cultural icons. Their collaboration enabled the British to govern India with relatively limited manpower from the late 1790s to 1947. The book will make fascinating and accessible reading for students of colonial history, and for present-day visitors to the erstwhile princely states.

About the Author:

Barbara Ramusack is Charles Phelps Taft Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati. Her publications include Women in Asia: Restoring Women to History (1999), and The Princes of India in the Twilight of Empire: The Dissolution of a Patron-Client System, 1914-1939 (1978).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521039894
• ISBN 13: 9780521039895
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328