ISBN:
0203102258
,
1136239103
,
9780203102251
,
9781136239106
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (233 Seiten)
Serie:
Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian Studies Series
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
Schlagwort(e):
Geschichte 1799-
;
India
;
Mysore (Princely State)
;
Mysore (Princely State)
;
HISTORY
;
Kings and rulers
;
Politisches System
;
Mysore
;
1765-1947
;
India / History / British occupation, 1765-1947
;
Mysore (Princely State) / History / 19th century
;
Mysore (Princely State) / Kings and rulers / History / 19th century
;
Inde / Histoire / 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
;
India
;
India / Mysore (Princely State)
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
History
;
Mysore
;
Politisches System
;
Geschichte 1799-
Kurzfassung:
India's Princely States covered nearly 40 per cent of the Indian subcontinent at the time of Indian independence, and they collapsed after the departure of the British. This book provides a chronological analysis of the Princely State in colonial times and its post-colonial legacies. Focusing on one of the largest and most important of these states, the Princely State of Mysore, it offers a novel interpretation and thorough investigation of the relationship of king and subject in South Asia. The book argues that the denial of political and economic power to the king, especially after
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction -- The palace -- The politics of honour -- Educating the maharajas -- Becoming gentlemen -- Marriage alliances in imperial space -- The capital of Raajadharma : modern space and religion -- Dasara, Durbar, and dolls : multi-dimensionality of public ritual -- The king is dead, long live the king!
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