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Princely India and the British - Political Development and the Operation of Empire (Paperback)
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Princely India and the British - Political Development and the Operation of Empire (Paperback)
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In the latter part of the nineteenth century,the royal status of
Indian princes was under threat in what became a critical period of
transition from traditional to imperial rule.Weakened by treaties
concluded with the British earlier in the century,the rulers were
subject to a concentrated campaign by British officials to turn
palace life into a westernised construct of morality,rules and
regulations.Young heirs to the throne were exposed to a western
education to encourage their enthusiasm for changes in the princely
environment.At the same time bureaucracies constructed on the
British Indian model were introduced to promote'good government'.In
many cases,royal practice and authority were sacrificed in the
urgency to install efficient and accountable methods of
administration.Adult rulers were frequently sidelined in the
intricacies of state politics and the traditional princely power
base was steadily eroded. Using the framework of a princely
life-cycle,this book evaluates British policy towards the princes
during the period 1858-1909. Within this framework Caroline Keen
examines disputed successions to Indian thrones,the reaction of
young rulers to a western education, princely marriages and the
empowerment of royal women,the administration of states,and efforts
to alter court hierarchy and ritual to conform to strict British
bureaucratic guidelines.A recurring theme is the frequently
incompatible relationship between British officials posted to the
states and their superiors within the Government of India. Rarely
examined archival material is used to provide a detailed analysis
of policy-making which deals with British procedure at all levels
of officialdom. For scholars and researchers of South Asian and
British imperial history this book casts new light upon a highly
significant phase of imperial development and makes a major
contribution to the understanding of the operation of indirect rule
under the Raj.
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