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020 _a9781139053969
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100 _aRamusack Barbara N
245 _aThe Indian princes and their states
260 _aCambridge
_bCambridge University Press
_c2008
300 _a309p
_cxiv
365 _b Rs. 695
505 _aTable of contents List of illustrations; General editor's preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map; 1. Introduction: Indian princes and British imperialism; 2. Princely states prior to 1800; 3. The British construction of indirect rule; 4. The theory and experience of indirect rule in colonial India; 5. Princes as men, women, rulers, patrons and Oriental stereotypes; 6. Princely states: administrative and economic structures; 7. Princely states: society and politics; 8. Federation or integration?; Epilogue; Bibliographical essay; Glossary; Index.
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