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People, Princes And Colonialism / Waltraud Ernst And Biswamoy Pati -- Colonial And Postcolonial Historiography And The Princely States: Relations Of Power And Rituals Of Legitimation / Hira Singh -- 'cruel, Oriental Despots': Representations In Nineteenth-century British Colonial Fiction, 1858-1900 / Indrani Sen -- Narcotrafficking, Princely Ingenuity And The Raj: The Subjugation Of The Sindia State, C. 1843-44 / Amar Farooqui -- The Agrarian System Of The Princely State Of Jammu And Kashmir: A Study Of Colonial Settlement Policies, 1860-1905 / Shakti Kak -- The Order Of Legitimacy: Princely Orissa, 1850-1947 / Biswamoy Pati -- Loyal Feudatories Or Depraved Despots?: The Deposition Of Princes In The Central India Agency, C. 1880-1947 / Fiona Groenhout -- 'hostages In Our Camp': Military Collaboration Between Princely India And The British Raj, C. 1880-1920 / Samiksha Sehrawat -- Historicizing Debates Over Women's Status In Islam: The Case Of Nawab Sultan Jahan Begam Of Bhopal / Siobhan Lambert-hurley -- The Maharana And The Bhils: The 'eki' Movement In Mewar, 1921-22 / Hari Sen -- Women's Hospitals And Midwives In Mysore, 1870-1920: Princely Or Colonial Medicine / Barbara N. Ramusack -- Public Health Administration In Princely Mysore: Tackling The Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 / T.v. Sekher -- Border Incidents, Internal Disorder And The Nizam's Claim For An Independent Hyderabad / Manjiri N. Kamat. Edited By Waltraud Ernst And Biswamoy Pati. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This collection investigates the complex power dynamics, administrative structures, and social realities within India's princely states during the period of British colonial rule. Editors Waltraud Ernst and Biswamoy Pati assemble a series of scholarly essays that analyze how these semi-autonomous regions navigated the pressures of the British Raj, focusing on the intersection of local sovereignty, colonial policy, and social reform. The contributors utilize archival research and historical analysis to challenge monolithic views of the princely states, presenting them instead as sites of negotiation, resistance, and modernization.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this volume as a significant contribution to the study of colonial India, particularly for its focus on the often-overlooked administrative nuances of the princely states. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a rigorous resource for historians and students of South Asian political history.
Page Count:
242
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
020393380X
ISBN-13:
9780203933800
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